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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the first thing Salvatore did the first evening he was home after military service?
2. How is Salvatore's handwriting described when he writes to his girlfriend?
3. Who is the author of "Salvatore"?
4. How does the narrator describe Salvatore's eyes at the start of the story?
5. Who lived in Grande Marina?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Salvatore realize were "as much a part of him as his hands and feet"(2) during his military service?
2. What does Salvatore's fiancé say when he asks if she received his letter saying he is not coming home?
3. Why is Salvatore discharged from the military? What does he feel when he learns he can go home?
4. Aside from missing his family and fiancé, why was military service so hard for Salvatore?
5. Who did Salvatore write to most while he was in the navy? What did he say in his letters?
6. Why did Salvatore and his fiancé have to wait to marry?
7. How is Salvatore's fiancé described at the start of the story?
8. Who is Salvatore's father and what did he own?
9. How did Salvatore care for his younger brothers at the start of the story?
10. Who meets Salvatore at the shore when he arrives in Naples after leaving the military? Who is missing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay describing the imagery used in "Salvatore." Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.
Essay Topic 2
Define setting and discuss the significance of Maugham’s choice of setting in "Salvatore."
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing language in "Salvatore." How would you describe the author's style? How does this style impact the reader's experience?
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