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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 was Salvatore happy when he learned what sickness he had during military service?
(a) They could now cure him.
(b) He would be able to continue his service.
(c) He could go home.
(d) He would completely recover on his own soon.

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

3. In what type of transportation does Salvatore arrive at Naples after his military service has ended?
(a) Train.
(b) A plane.
(c) A horse and buggy.
(d) A rowboat.

4. What simile is used to describe Salvatore's hands while he bathes his children?
(a) Like cold stones.
(b) Like buzzing bees.
(c) Like flowers.
(d) Like sandpaper.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word is used to describe the size of the "white-washed" house Salvatore and Assunta buy?

3. Which branch of the military did Salvatore serve?

4. How long had it been since Salvatore's mother had seen his fiancé when he returned to Naples?

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

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