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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Salvatore's eyes at the start of the story?
(a) Evil.
(b) Carefree.
(c) Suspicious.
(d) Gentle.

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

3. What is the first thing Salvatore did the first evening he was home after military service?
(a) Visit his fiancé.
(b) Visit his doctor.
(c) Work on the boat.
(d) Go to the movies.

4. What did Salvatore not really hear his doctors say after telling him the details of his illness during military service?
(a) He would never be quite well again.
(b) He would fully recover.
(c) He would have to undergo invasive surgery.
(d) He could never work again.

5. Why was Salvatore happy when he learned what sickness he had during military service?
(a) He would be able to continue his service.
(b) They could now cure him.
(c) He would completely recover on his own soon.
(d) He could go home.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was the hardest for Salvatore about being away from home?

4. Why would Salvatore look at Ischia every evening?

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

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