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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) She ended the engagement when she learned he had cheated.
(b) He left her for another woman.
(c) He walked out on her and never returned.
(d) He was killed during military service.

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

3. With whom did Salvatore fish with on his boat in the evenings during fishing season?
(a) One of his brothers.
(b) Assunta.
(c) His sons.
(d) His parents.

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

5. Who is Salvatore's fiancé said to carry herself like?
(a) A daughter of the Caesars.
(b) A lady of the night.
(c) A child of poverty.
(d) A wife of an aristocrat.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What simile is used to describe Salvatore's fiancé's eyes?

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

5. How is Salvatore's body described at the start of the story?

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