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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 5 - 8 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Salvatore feel toward his ex-fiance after learning they will not marry?
(a) He feels betrayed.
(b) He hates her.
(c) He feels honored to have had her love at all.
(d) He understands why she cannot marry him.

3. What does Salvatore's mother tell him about a woman named Assunta a few months after he returned from military service?
(a) She wants to marry him.
(b) She has been saying terrible things about him.
(c) She has a well-paying job for him.
(d) She knows how to cure his rheumatism.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did foreigners say about Italian fishermen when they saw Salvatore on the beach?

2. Who does Salvatore cry to when he returns home after learning he is not to be married to the girl he loved?

3. What was Assunta able to purchase for Salvatore if they married?

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

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

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