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

2. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the first thing Salvatore did the first evening he was home after military service?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Salvatore's fiancé described at the start of the story?

2. How did Salvatore care for his younger brothers at the start of the story?

3. What does Salvatore realize were "as much a part of him as his hands and feet"(2) during his military service?

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

5. Why does Salvatore have "hard feet" (1)?

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

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

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

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

10. How were the cities Salvatore stayed in during his military duty different from his home?

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