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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the hardest for Salvatore about being away from home?
(a) Missing his fiancé.
(b) Missing his brothers.
(c) Missing his parents.
(d) Missing the beach.

5. How are the cities Salvatore lives in during his military service described?
(a) Noisy and friendless.
(b) Trashy and malodorous.
(c) Bright and lively.
(d) Enlightening and sophisticated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lived in Grande Marina?

2. How is Salvatore's body described at the start of the story?

3. Who does Salvatore cry to when he returns home after learning he is not to be married to the girl he loved?

4. How is Assunta described physically?

5. How long had it been since Salvatore's mother had seen his fiancé when he returned to Naples?

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