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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) Baloney.
(d) Love.

2. What had Salvatore's fiancé and her mother heard about him while he was away?
(a) He was the strongest man on his ship.
(b) He had served honorably.
(c) He was very ill and would never quite recover.
(d) He as so homesick he came home.

3. From what illness or disease did Salvatore suffer during military service?
(a) Rheumatism.
(b) Typhus.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) Tuberculosis.

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

5. What did foreigners say about Italian fishermen when they saw Salvatore on the beach?
(a) They were hard workers.
(b) They were unfortunate peasants.
(c) They were lazy devils.
(d) They were the salt of the earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the final place Salvatore is sent for military service?

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

3. Salvatore's patience during his hospital stay is compared to which animal?

4. What simile is used to describe Salvatore's hands while he bathes his children?

5. What does Salvatore tell his mother about Assunta?

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