View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had it been since Salvatore's mother had seen his fiancé when he returned to Naples?
(a) 6 months.
(b) Three or four days.
(c) One year.
(d) Two or three weeks.

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

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

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

5. What does the narrator say Salvatore was "full of" in the first paragraph of "Salvatore"?
(a) Wit.
(b) Grace.
(c) Love.
(d) Baloney.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the island on which Salvatore was raised?

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

4. Why was Salvatore happy when he learned what sickness he had during military service?

5. Which branch of the military did Salvatore serve?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 298 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample