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

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

3. Who is Salvatore's fiancé said to carry herself like?
(a) A lady of the night.
(b) A daughter of the Caesars.
(c) A wife of an aristocrat.
(d) A child of poverty.

4. What simile is used to described how the place Salvatore grew up looked in the evening?
(a) Like a vast wasteland.
(b) Like a fairy island at sunset.
(c) Like an uninhabited planet.
(d) Like a remote island at midnight.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the hardest for Salvatore about being away from home?

3. What does the narrator say Salvatore spent his mornings at the start of the story?

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

5. How is Salvatore's laughter described when he bathes his child?

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