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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How long had it been since Salvatore's mother had seen his fiancé when he returned to Naples?
(a) Two or three weeks.
(b) One year.
(c) Three or four days.
(d) 6 months.

5. Why did Assunta not marry the man to whom she had been engaged?
(a) She ended the engagement when she learned he had cheated.
(b) He left her for another woman.
(c) He was killed during military service.
(d) He walked out on her and never returned.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Assunta have "nothing but harsh words for" (7)?

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

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

4. Who lived in Grande Marina?

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

(see the answer key)

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