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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 Salvatore tell his mother about Assunta?
(a) She is ugly as the devil.
(b) She is a beauty like no other.
(c) She is an angel among angels.
(d) She is mean, mean, mean.

2. What word is used to describe the size of the "white-washed" house Salvatore and Assunta buy?
(a) Microscopic.
(b) Gigantic.
(c) Miniscule.
(d) Tiny.

3. What did Salvatore have to do before he could marry?
(a) Save enough money to buy a house.
(b) Receive his priest's blessing.
(c) Complete his education.
(d) Complete his military service.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the island on which Salvatore was raised?

2. What was Salvatore's mood when leaving his island for the first time for his military service?

3. What work does Salvatore do when he settles home after returning from military service?

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

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

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