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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Salvatore's laughter described when he bathes his child?
(a) Like an old man.
(b) Like the devil.
(c) Like a child.
(d) Like an angel.

2. How many children did Assunta and Salvatore have?
(a) Four.
(b) Eight.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

3. What work does Salvatore do when he settles home after returning from military service?
(a) He refused to work and just hangs out on the beach.
(b) Fishing and working on his father's vineyard.
(c) He works with his mother cleaning houses.
(d) He works as a cook for a wealthy family.

4. Where did Salvatore go to have a good look at Assunta before deciding whether he would marry her or not?
(a) The cafe.
(b) Her house.
(c) The beach.
(d) Church.

5. What type of fish did Salvatore catch during fishing season?
(a) Grouper.
(b) Seabass.
(c) Cuttlefish.
(d) Cod.

6. What does Salvatore's mother tell him about a woman named Assunta a few months after he returned from military service?
(a) She knows how to cure his rheumatism.
(b) She has been saying terrible things about him.
(c) She has a well-paying job for him.
(d) She wants to marry him.

7. Who does Salvatore cry to when he returns home after learning he is not to be married to the girl he loved?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) His best friend.

8. How does Salvatore feel toward his ex-fiance after learning they will not marry?
(a) He hates her.
(b) He feels honored to have had her love at all.
(c) He feels betrayed.
(d) He understands why she cannot marry him.

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

10. What word is used to describe Salvatore's body after marrying?
(a) Thin.
(b) Husky.
(c) Frail.
(d) Flabby.

11. What word is used to describe the size of the "white-washed" house Salvatore and Assunta buy?
(a) Tiny.
(b) Miniscule.
(c) Gigantic.
(d) Microscopic.

12. What did Salvatore do for work when he was not fishing after he married and had children?
(a) Worked on his father's vineyard.
(b) Cooked for a wealthy family.
(c) Rode a horse and buggy.
(d) Taught school.

13. What was Assunta able to purchase for Salvatore if they married?
(a) A new suit.
(b) A boat and a home.
(c) A horse and buggy.
(d) A gold watch.

14. What does Assunta seem always to by touched by regarding Salvatore?
(a) He physical prowess.
(b) His gentle sweetness.
(c) He altruism.
(d) His perseverance in the face of adversity.

15. What rare quality does the narrator say he was trying to paint a portrait of in his story "Salvatore"?
(a) Courage.
(b) Goodness.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Salvatore's manners after marrying Assunta and moving to their home?

2. What did Salvatore tell his mother after he took a good look at Assunta?

3. Why did Assunta not marry the man to whom she had been engaged?

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

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

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