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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Solitary meadows and lonely roads.
(c) Noisy streets and wild cafes.
(d) Rowdy street and licentious bars.

2. What is the first thing Salvatore did the first evening he was home after military service?
(a) Visit his fiancé.
(b) Work on the boat.
(c) Visit his doctor.
(d) Go to the movies.

3. From what illness or disease did Salvatore suffer during military service?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Typhus.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Rheumatism.

4. Who is Salvatore's fiancé said to carry herself like?
(a) A daughter of the Caesars.
(b) A lady of the night.
(c) A child of poverty.
(d) A wife of an aristocrat.

5. What was Salvatore's mood when leaving his island for the first time for his military service?
(a) Proud.
(b) Ecstatic.
(c) Eager.
(d) Somber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say Salvatore spent his mornings at the start of the story?

2. What had Salvatore's fiancé and her mother heard about him while he was away?

3. What does the narrator say Salvatore was "full of" in the first paragraph of "Salvatore"?

4. What words is used to describe Salvatore and his family's midday meal when he was young?

5. What simile is used to described how the place Salvatore grew up looked in the evening?

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