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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 does Salvatore assume his fiancé was not waiting for him when he returned from military service?
(a) He figures she did not receive his letter announcing his return.
(b) He figures she does not want to marry someone as ill as he is.
(c) He assumes she married someone else.
(d) He thinks she was too shy to see him after all that time.

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

3. How old was Salvatore when the narrator says he first knew him?
(a) 31.
(b) 15.
(c) 22.
(d) 5.

4. Where is the final place Salvatore is sent for military service?
(a) China.
(b) America.
(c) France.
(d) Russia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Assunta seem always to by touched by regarding Salvatore?

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

3. How are the cities Salvatore lives in during his military service described?

4. What had Salvatore's fiancé and her mother heard about him while he was away?

5. How is Salvatore's handwriting described when he writes to his girlfriend?

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