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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what type of transportation does Salvatore arrive at Naples after his military service has ended?
(a) A horse and buggy.
(b) A plane.
(c) A rowboat.
(d) Train.

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

3. What is the name of the island on which Salvatore was raised?
(a) Forio.
(b) Panza.
(c) Ischia.
(d) Procida.

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

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

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

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

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

9. Where is the final place Salvatore is sent for military service?
(a) Russia.
(b) France.
(c) China.
(d) America.

10. Who is the author of "Salvatore"?
(a) Rudyard Kipling.
(b) W. Somerset Maugham.
(c) George Orwell.
(d) Ernest Hemingay.

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

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

13. What was the hardest for Salvatore about being away from home?
(a) Missing his fiancé.
(b) Missing the beach.
(c) Missing his parents.
(d) Missing his brothers.

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

15. Who is Salvatore said to have "acted as nursemaid to" (2)?
(a) His eldest sister.
(b) His grandparents.
(c) His mother.
(d) His younger brothers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who lived in Grande Marina?

3. What type of home did Salvatore grow up in?

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

5. What type of places was Salvatore accustomed to at home before leaving for his military service?

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