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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 work does Salvatore do when he settles home after returning from military service?
(a) He works as a cook for a wealthy family.
(b) He works with his mother cleaning houses.
(c) Fishing and working on his father's vineyard.
(d) He refused to work and just hangs out on the beach.

2. What was Assunta able to purchase for Salvatore if they married?
(a) A horse and buggy.
(b) A gold watch.
(c) A boat and a home.
(d) A new suit.

3. How many children did Assunta and Salvatore have?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) Eight.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Assunta described physically?

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

4. Why was the military difficult for Salvatore?

5. Why does Salvatore assume his fiancé was not waiting for him when he returned from military service?

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