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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Assunta not marry the man to whom she had been engaged?
(a) He walked out on her and never returned.
(b) He was killed during military service.
(c) He left her for another woman.
(d) She ended the engagement when she learned he had cheated.

2. From what illness or disease did Salvatore suffer during military service?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Typhus.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Rheumatism.

3. Who lived in Grande Marina?
(a) Salvatore's boss.
(b) Salvatore's fiancé.
(c) Salvatore's teachers.
(d) Salvatore's grandparents.

4. Who was King of Italy when Salvatore joined the military?
(a) Edwardo Victoria.
(b) Umberto Emmanuel.
(c) Victor Umberto.
(d) Victor Emmanuel.

5. What does the narrator say Salvatore spent his mornings at the start of the story?
(a) In his room.
(b) On the beach.
(c) Working on a boat.
(d) At school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Salvatore's fiancé say she can no longer marry him?

2. What rare quality does the narrator say he was trying to paint a portrait of in his story "Salvatore"?

3. What simile is used to describe Salvatore's hands when he is not bathing his children?

4. What work does Salvatore do when he settles home after returning from military service?

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

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