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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 does the narrator say Salvatore was "full of" in the first paragraph of "Salvatore"?
(a) Grace.
(b) Wit.
(c) Love.
(d) Baloney.

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

3. What was Salvatore's father's occupation?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Fisherman.
(c) Chef.
(d) Vinter.

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

5. How does the narrator describe Salvatore's eyes at the start of the story?
(a) Evil.
(b) Carefree.
(c) Gentle.
(d) Suspicious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Salvatore's mother tell him about a woman named Assunta a few months after he returned from military service?

2. What is the only day Salvatore used to wear shoes according to the narrator at the start of the story?

3. From what illness or disease did Salvatore suffer during military service?

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

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

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