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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 is the only day Salvatore used to wear shoes according to the narrator at the start of the story?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Friday.

2. How does the narrator describe Salvatore's eyes at the start of the story?
(a) Suspicious.
(b) Carefree.
(c) Gentle.
(d) Evil.

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

4. What does the narrator say Salvatore was "full of" in the first paragraph of "Salvatore"?
(a) Love.
(b) Grace.
(c) Wit.
(d) Baloney.

5. Salvatore's patience during his hospital stay is compared to which animal?
(a) A horse.
(b) A cat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A mouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Salvatore's handwriting described when he writes to his girlfriend?

2. What simile is used to describe Salvatore's fiancé's eyes?

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

4. Who is Salvatore said to have "acted as nursemaid to" (2)?

5. How long had it been since Salvatore's mother had seen his fiancé when he returned to Naples?

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