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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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 assumes she married someone else.
(c) He figures she did not receive his letter announcing his return.
(d) He figures she does not want to marry someone as ill as he is.

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

9. What simile is used to described how the place Salvatore grew up looked in the evening?
(a) Like a fairy island at sunset.
(b) Like a remote island at midnight.
(c) Like an uninhabited planet.
(d) Like a vast wasteland.

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

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

12. How long did Salvatore spend in the hospital during his military service?
(a) One year.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) Several months.
(d) A few days.

13. 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 would never be quite well again.
(c) He would fully recover.
(d) He could never work again.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What words is used to describe Salvatore and his family's midday meal when he was young?

5. Why was the military difficult for Salvatore?

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