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

2. Who was King of Italy when Salvatore joined the military?
(a) Victor Umberto.
(b) Umberto Emmanuel.
(c) Edwardo Victoria.
(d) Victor Emmanuel.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was not there waiting for Salvatore in Naples when he returned from military service?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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