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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of places was Salvatore accustomed to at home before leaving for his military service?
(a) Rowdy street and licentious bars.
(b) Silent paths, the mountains and the sea.
(c) Noisy streets and wild cafes.
(d) Solitary meadows and lonely roads.

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

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

4. What type of home did Salvatore grow up in?
(a) A large brown farmhouse.
(b) A tiny wooden shack.
(c) A small apartment.
(d) A little white cottage.

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

6. How is Salvatore's body described at the start of the story?
(a) Thin as a rail.
(b) Strong as an ox.
(c) Big as a house.
(d) Weak as a mouse.

7. 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.

8. How old was Salvatore when the narrator says he first knew him?
(a) 31.
(b) 5.
(c) 22.
(d) 15.

9. Why would Salvatore look at Ischia every evening?
(a) To meditate and sit in peace.
(b) To see what the next day's weather would be like.
(c) To pray for his family.
(d) To contemplate his love for his fiancé.

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

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

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

13. What had Salvatore's fiancé and her mother heard about him while he was away?
(a) He as so homesick he came home.
(b) He was the strongest man on his ship.
(c) He was very ill and would never quite recover.
(d) He had served honorably.

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

15. 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 have to undergo invasive surgery.
(c) He could never work again.
(d) He would fully recover.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Salvatore said to have "acted as nursemaid to" (2)?

2. How is Salvatore's handwriting described when he writes to his girlfriend?

3. Who was not there waiting for Salvatore in Naples when he returned from military service?

4. From what illness or disease did Salvatore suffer during military service?

5. What did Salvatore have to do before he could marry?

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