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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 words is used to describe Salvatore and his family's midday meal when he was young?
(a) Extravagant.
(b) Frugal.
(c) Tasteless.
(d) Fattening.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why would Salvatore look at Ischia every evening?

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

3. What is the only day Salvatore used to wear shoes according to the narrator at the start of the story?

4. Why was the military difficult for Salvatore?

5. Why does Salvatore assume his fiancé was not waiting for him when he returned from military service?

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 Salvatore's fiancé described at the start of the story?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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