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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who was King of Italy when Salvatore joined the military?
(a) Edwardo Victoria.
(b) Umberto Emmanuel.
(c) Victor Umberto.
(d) Victor Emmanuel.

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

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

6. 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.

7. What had Salvatore's fiancé and her mother heard about him while he was away?
(a) He had served honorably.
(b) He as so homesick he came home.
(c) He was the strongest man on his ship.
(d) He was very ill and would never quite recover.

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

9. How is Salvatore's body described at the start of the story?
(a) Weak as a mouse.
(b) Strong as an ox.
(c) Thin as a rail.
(d) Big as a house.

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

11. Which branch of the military did Salvatore serve?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Coast Guard.
(c) Army.
(d) Navy.

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

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

14. Who was not there waiting for Salvatore in Naples when he returned from military service?
(a) His fiancé.
(b) His youngest brother.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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