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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How are the cities Salvatore lives in during his military service described?
(a) Bright and lively.
(b) Trashy and malodorous.
(c) Noisy and friendless.
(d) Enlightening and sophisticated.

3. What words is used to describe Salvatore and his family's midday meal when he was young?
(a) Fattening.
(b) Extravagant.
(c) Frugal.
(d) Tasteless.

4. Why was the military difficult for Salvatore?
(a) He was used to more freedom.
(b) He was not very strong.
(c) He was accustomed to more discipline.
(d) He got seasick easily.

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

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

7. What type of home did Salvatore grow up in?
(a) A tiny wooden shack.
(b) A large brown farmhouse.
(c) A small apartment.
(d) A little white cottage.

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

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

10. What simile is used to describe Salvatore's fiancé's eyes?
(a) Like morning skies.
(b) Like flickering stars.
(c) Like forest pools.
(d) Like black holes.

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

12. How is Salvatore's handwriting described when he writes to his girlfriend?
(a) Meticulous.
(b) Indecipherable.
(c) Masculine.
(d) Child-like.

13. How long had it been since Salvatore's mother had seen his fiancé when he returned to Naples?
(a) Three or four days.
(b) One year.
(c) 6 months.
(d) Two or three weeks.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Salvatore's father's occupation?

2. Why was Salvatore happy when he learned what sickness he had during military service?

3. Why would Salvatore look at Ischia every evening?

4. How long did Salvatore spend in the hospital during his military service?

5. Who was King of Italy when Salvatore joined the military?

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