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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 did Salvatore not really hear his doctors say after telling him the details of his illness during military service?
(a) He could never work again.
(b) He would have to undergo invasive surgery.
(c) He would fully recover.
(d) He would never be quite well again.

2. 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 thinks she was too shy to see him after all that time.
(d) He assumes she married someone else.

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

4. What does the narrator say Salvatore spent his mornings at the start of the story?
(a) On the beach.
(b) At school.
(c) In his room.
(d) Working on a boat.

5. What simile is used to describe Salvatore's fiancé's eyes?
(a) Like black holes.
(b) Like morning skies.
(c) Like forest pools.
(d) Like flickering stars.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was Salvatore's father's occupation?

4. How did Salvatore's family learn his fiancé was not going to marry him before he did?

5. Why does Salvatore's fiancé say she can no longer marry him?

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