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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. Who was not there waiting for Salvatore in Naples when he returned from military service?
2. What simile is used to describe Salvatore's fiancé's eyes?
3. What does the narrator say Salvatore was "full of" in the first paragraph of "Salvatore"?
4. How does the narrator describe Salvatore's eyes at the start of the story?
5. What did Salvatore not really hear his doctors say after telling him the details of his illness during military service?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Salvatore's fiancé described at the start of the story?
2. How did Salvatore care for his younger brothers at the start of the story?
3. Who did Salvatore write to most while he was in the navy? What did he say in his letters?
4. Aside from missing his family and fiancé, why was military service so hard for Salvatore?
5. What does Salvatore's fiancé say when he asks if she received his letter saying he is not coming home?
6. How is 15-year-old Salvatore described at the beginning of "Salvatore"?
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 mother say when he asks about his fiancé when he returns to Naples?
10. Who meets Salvatore at the shore when he arrives in Naples after leaving the military? Who is missing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What conflicts exist in "Salvatore"? How does conflict develop the themes of goodness, longing, and love?
Essay Topic 2
Pick a character from the story and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about the author of "Salvatore." Who is he? What else has he written? How is "Salvatore" similar or different from his previous works?
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