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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 did Salvatore tell his mother after he took a good look at Assunta?
(a) He would marry her.
(b) He would rather die than marry her.
(c) He would marry her if she fixed herself up a bit.
(d) He would rather marry his own brother.

2. What did foreigners say about Italian fishermen when they saw Salvatore on the beach?
(a) They were hard workers.
(b) They were the salt of the earth.
(c) They were unfortunate peasants.
(d) They were lazy devils.

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

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

5. What is the first thing Salvatore did the first evening he was home after military service?
(a) Visit his fiancé.
(b) Go to the movies.
(c) Visit his doctor.
(d) Work on the boat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What simile is used to described how the place Salvatore grew up looked in the evening?

3. Where did Salvatore go to have a good look at Assunta before deciding whether he would marry her or not?

4. How is Salvatore's handwriting described when he writes to his girlfriend?

5. What did Salvatore have to do before he could marry?

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