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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 does the narrator say Salvatore spent his mornings at the start of the story?
(a) On the beach.
(b) At school.
(c) Working on a boat.
(d) In his room.

2. Who lived in Grande Marina?
(a) Salvatore's boss.
(b) Salvatore's teachers.
(c) Salvatore's grandparents.
(d) Salvatore's fiancé.

3. Why does Salvatore assume his fiancé was not waiting for him when he returned from military service?
(a) He thinks she was too shy to see him after all that time.
(b) He figures she does not want to marry someone as ill as he is.
(c) He assumes she married someone else.
(d) He figures she did not receive his letter announcing his return.

4. Why was Salvatore happy when he learned what sickness he had during military service?
(a) He would completely recover on his own soon.
(b) He could go home.
(c) He would be able to continue his service.
(d) They could now cure him.

5. What did Salvatore have to do before he could marry?
(a) Receive his priest's blessing.
(b) Complete his military service.
(c) Save enough money to buy a house.
(d) Complete his education.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the cities Salvatore lives in during his military service described?

2. Who is the author of "Salvatore"?

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

4. Salvatore's patience during his hospital stay is compared to which animal?

5. What did Salvatore not really hear his doctors say after telling him the details of his illness during military service?

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