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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Salvatore when the narrator says he first knew him?
(a) 31.
(b) 22.
(c) 15.
(d) 5.

2. What type of places was Salvatore accustomed to at home before leaving for his military service?
(a) Silent paths, the mountains and the sea.
(b) Noisy streets and wild cafes.
(c) Rowdy street and licentious bars.
(d) Solitary meadows and lonely roads.

3. What simile is used to described how the place Salvatore grew up looked in the evening?
(a) Like a remote island at midnight.
(b) Like a fairy island at sunset.
(c) Like a vast wasteland.
(d) Like an uninhabited planet.

4. What did Salvatore not really hear his doctors say after telling him the details of his illness during military service?
(a) He would never be quite well again.
(b) He could never work again.
(c) He would fully recover.
(d) He would have to undergo invasive surgery.

5. What is the name of the island on which Salvatore was raised?
(a) Panza.
(b) Ischia.
(c) Forio.
(d) Procida.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Salvatore"?

2. Where is the final place Salvatore is sent for military service?

3. What type of home did Salvatore grow up in?

4. What is the only day Salvatore used to wear shoes according to the narrator at the start of the story?

5. Why would Salvatore look at Ischia every evening?

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