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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say Salvatore spent his mornings at the start of the story?

3. What did Salvatore not really hear his doctors say after telling him the details of his illness during military service?

4. How long had it been since Salvatore's mother had seen his fiancé when he returned to Naples?

5. Salvatore's patience during his hospital stay is compared to which animal?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing language in "Salvatore." How would you describe the author's style? How does this style impact the reader's experience?

Essay Topic 2

Define setting and discuss the significance of Maugham’s choice of setting in "Salvatore."

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay examining the island of Ischia as a symbol in "Salvatore."

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