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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. From what illness or disease did Salvatore suffer during military service?

2. Why was the military difficult for Salvatore?

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

4. How is Salvatore's handwriting described when he writes to his girlfriend?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about how Salvatore's time in China changes the course of his life.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about how Salvatore responds to leaving for military service. What was it like for him and why?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing the narrator's view of Salvatore. Use direct examples from the text to show what the narrator thinks of Salvatore.

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