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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. What does the narrator say Salvatore was "full of" in the first paragraph of "Salvatore"?
2. Why would Salvatore look at Ischia every evening?
3. How old was Salvatore when the narrator says he first knew him?
4. What had Salvatore's fiancé and her mother heard about him while he was away?
5. What type of places was Salvatore accustomed to at home before leaving for his military service?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Salvatore's mother say when he asks about his fiancé when he returns to Naples?
2. How were the cities Salvatore stayed in during his military duty different from his home?
3. What does Salvatore's fiancé say when he asks if she received his letter saying he is not coming home?
4. Aside from missing his family and fiancé, why was military service so hard for Salvatore?
5. Why is Salvatore discharged from the military? What does he feel when he learns he can go home?
6. What does Salvatore realize were "as much a part of him as his hands and feet"(2) during his military service?
7. How did Salvatore care for his younger brothers at the start of the story?
8. Who is Salvatore's father and what did he own?
9. How is Salvatore's fiancé described at the start of the story?
10. Why does Salvatore have "hard feet" (1)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay exploring time in "Salvatore." What span of time does the story cover? How is the passage of time expressed?
Essay Topic 2
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?
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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