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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 describe Salvatore's hands when he is not bathing his children?
(a) Like loaves of bread.
(b) Like legs of mutton.
(c) Like bricks.
(d) Like clouds.

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

3. Where is the final place Salvatore is sent for military service?
(a) Russia.
(b) France.
(c) China.
(d) America.

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

5. How did Salvatore's family learn his fiancé was not going to marry him before he did?
(a) Her father told them.
(b) Her mother told them.
(c) Her new husband told them.
(d) She told them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What simile is used to describe Salvatore's hands while he bathes his children?

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

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

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

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