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

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

3. How is Salvatore's handwriting described when he writes to his girlfriend?
(a) Child-like.
(b) Masculine.
(c) Meticulous.
(d) Indecipherable.

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

5. 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 as so homesick he came home.
(c) He was very ill and would never quite recover.
(d) He had served honorably.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is used to describe Salvatore's body after marrying?

2. How does Salvatore feel toward his ex-fiance after learning they will not marry?

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

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

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

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