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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 5 - 8 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Assunta described physically?
(a) Heavy-set but jolly.
(b) Unkempt and scraggly.
(c) Unattractive and old-looking.
(d) Beautiful and delicate featured.

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

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

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

5. What type of home did Salvatore grow up in?
(a) A tiny wooden shack.
(b) A large brown farmhouse.
(c) A small apartment.
(d) A little white cottage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why would Salvatore look at Ischia every evening?

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 old was Salvatore when the narrator says he first knew him?

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

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