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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 fairy island at sunset.
(c) Like an uninhabited planet.
(d) Like a vast wasteland.

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

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

5. Who was not there waiting for Salvatore in Naples when he returned from military service?
(a) His father.
(b) His fiancé.
(c) His mother.
(d) His youngest brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Salvatore's eyes at the start of the story?

2. How long did Salvatore spend in the hospital during his military service?

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

4. Why was the military difficult for Salvatore?

5. What words is used to describe Salvatore and his family's midday meal when he was young?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Salvatore care for his younger brothers at the start of the story?

2. Who did Salvatore write to most while he was in the navy? What did he say in his letters?

3. Aside from missing his family and fiancé, why was military service so hard for Salvatore?

4. What does Salvatore's fiancé say when he asks if she received his letter saying he is not coming home?

5. What does Salvatore's mother say when he asks about his fiancé when he returns to Naples?

6. How were the cities Salvatore stayed in during his military duty different from his home?

7. How is 15-year-old Salvatore described at the beginning of "Salvatore"?

8. Why did Salvatore and his fiancé have to wait to marry?

9. Who is Salvatore's father and what did he own?

10. Why is Salvatore discharged from the military? What does he feel when he learns he can go home?

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