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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 simile is used to described how the place Salvatore grew up looked in the evening?
(a) Like an uninhabited planet.
(b) Like a fairy island at sunset.
(c) Like a remote island at midnight.
(d) Like a vast wasteland.

2. Who is the author of "Salvatore"?
(a) George Orwell.
(b) Rudyard Kipling.
(c) W. Somerset Maugham.
(d) Ernest Hemingay.

3. How does the narrator describe Salvatore's manners after marrying Assunta and moving to their home?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Peasant-like.
(c) Barbaric.
(d) Aristocratic.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the military difficult for Salvatore?

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

3. What would Salvatore do when his rheumatism made it impossible for him to work?

4. How old was Salvatore when the narrator says he first knew him?

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

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