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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what illness or disease did Salvatore suffer during military service?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Scarlet fever.
(c) Typhus.
(d) Rheumatism.

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

3. 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 thinks she was too shy to see him after all that time.
(c) He assumes she married someone else.
(d) He figures she does not want to marry someone as ill as he is.

4. What does the narrator say Salvatore spent his mornings at the start of the story?
(a) On the beach.
(b) In his room.
(c) At school.
(d) Working on a boat.

5. In what type of transportation does Salvatore arrive at Naples after his military service has ended?
(a) A rowboat.
(b) A plane.
(c) A horse and buggy.
(d) Train.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What had Salvatore's fiancé and her mother heard about him while he was away?

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

4. Who was King of Italy when Salvatore joined the military?

5. How old was Salvatore when the narrator says he first knew him?

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