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

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

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

4. How is Salvatore's handwriting described when he writes to his girlfriend?
(a) Child-like.
(b) Meticulous.
(c) Masculine.
(d) Indecipherable.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the final place Salvatore is sent for military service?

2. What type of home did Salvatore grow up in?

3. Who lived in Grande Marina?

4. Which branch of the military did Salvatore serve?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Salvatore have "hard feet" (1)?

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

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

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

6. How is Salvatore's fiancé described at the start of the story?

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

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

9. Who meets Salvatore at the shore when he arrives in Naples after leaving the military? Who is missing?

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

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