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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the only day Salvatore used to wear shoes according to the narrator at the start of the story?
(a) Friday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

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

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

6. Who lived in Grande Marina?
(a) Salvatore's boss.
(b) Salvatore's fiancé.
(c) Salvatore's grandparents.
(d) Salvatore's teachers.

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

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

9. What simile is used to describe Salvatore's fiancé's eyes?
(a) Like black holes.
(b) Like flickering stars.
(c) Like forest pools.
(d) Like morning skies.

10. 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.

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

12. 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 had served honorably.
(c) He was the strongest man on his ship.
(d) He was very ill and would never quite recover.

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

14. What words is used to describe Salvatore and his family's midday meal when he was young?
(a) Tasteless.
(b) Fattening.
(c) Extravagant.
(d) Frugal.

15. What was the hardest for Salvatore about being away from home?
(a) Missing his parents.
(b) Missing his brothers.
(c) Missing the beach.
(d) Missing his fiancé.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Salvatore's father's occupation?

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

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

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

5. What simile is used to described how the place Salvatore grew up looked in the evening?

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