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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why would Salvatore look at Ischia every evening?
(a) To see what the next day's weather would be like.
(b) To meditate and sit in peace.
(c) To contemplate his love for his fiancé.
(d) To pray for his family.

2. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Salvatore when the narrator says he first knew him?

3. Who is Salvatore's fiancé said to carry herself like?

4. What is the name of the island on which Salvatore was raised?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who meets Salvatore at the shore when he arrives in Naples after leaving the military? Who is missing?

2. How is 15-year-old Salvatore described at the beginning of "Salvatore"?

3. Who did Salvatore write to most while he was in the navy? What did he say in his letters?

4. Why did Salvatore and his fiancé have to wait to marry?

5. Where was Salvatore when he became hospitalized during military service? How long was he there?

6. Who is Salvatore's father and what did he own?

7. Why is Salvatore discharged from the military? What does he feel when he learns he can go home?

8. What does Salvatore's fiancé say when he asks if she received his letter saying he is not coming home?

9. What does Salvatore's mother say when he asks about his fiancé when he returns to Naples?

10. Aside from missing his family and fiancé, why was military service so hard for Salvatore?

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