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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who lived in Grande Marina?
(a) Salvatore's grandparents.
(b) Salvatore's teachers.
(c) Salvatore's fiancé.
(d) Salvatore's boss.

2. What words is used to describe Salvatore and his family's midday meal when he was young?
(a) Fattening.
(b) Tasteless.
(c) Extravagant.
(d) Frugal.

3. Who was King of Italy when Salvatore joined the military?
(a) Umberto Emmanuel.
(b) Victor Emmanuel.
(c) Edwardo Victoria.
(d) Victor Umberto.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Salvatore's body described at the start of the story?

2. Why was the military difficult for Salvatore?

3. What does the narrator say Salvatore was "full of" in the first paragraph of "Salvatore"?

4. Where is the final place Salvatore is sent for military service?

5. What simile is used to describe Salvatore's fiancé's eyes?

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