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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 does Salvatore assume his fiancé was not waiting for him when he returned from military service?
(a) He figures she does not want to marry someone as ill as he is.
(b) He thinks she was too shy to see him after all that time.
(c) He assumes she married someone else.
(d) He figures she did not receive his letter announcing his return.

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

3. What type of places was Salvatore accustomed to at home before leaving for his military service?
(a) Silent paths, the mountains and the sea.
(b) Solitary meadows and lonely roads.
(c) Noisy streets and wild cafes.
(d) Rowdy street and licentious bars.

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 fully recover.
(c) He would never be quite well again.
(d) He would have to undergo invasive surgery.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How are the cities Salvatore lives in during his military service described?

3. What was Salvatore's mood when leaving his island for the first time for his military service?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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