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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Salvatore have to do before he could marry?
(a) Complete his education.
(b) Save enough money to buy a house.
(c) Receive his priest's blessing.
(d) Complete his military service.

2. What simile is used to described how the place Salvatore grew up looked in the evening?
(a) Like an uninhabited planet.
(b) Like a vast wasteland.
(c) Like a remote island at midnight.
(d) Like a fairy island at sunset.

3. Which branch of the military did Salvatore serve?
(a) Navy.
(b) Air Force.
(c) Coast Guard.
(d) Army.

4. Where is the final place Salvatore is sent for military service?
(a) Russia.
(b) America.
(c) France.
(d) China.

5. What was Salvatore's mood when leaving his island for the first time for his military service?
(a) Eager.
(b) Somber.
(c) Ecstatic.
(d) Proud.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what type of transportation does Salvatore arrive at Naples after his military service has ended?

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

4. What is the only day Salvatore used to wear shoes according to the narrator at the start of the story?

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

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