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

2. What simile is used to describe Salvatore's fiancé's eyes?

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

4. How are the cities Salvatore lives in during his military service described?

5. What had Salvatore's fiancé and her mother heard about him while he was away?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Salvatore realize were "as much a part of him as his hands and feet"(2) during his military service?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Read a review of "Salvatore." Write an essay about how this review impacted your own views or understanding of the story.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the central purpose of this story. What response do you think the author hoped to get from his readers? Do you think he was successful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Maugham’s focus on the theme of goodness as presented in the story.

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