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

2. Who lived in Grande Marina?
(a) Salvatore's boss.
(b) Salvatore's grandparents.
(c) Salvatore's fiancé.
(d) Salvatore's teachers.

3. How is Assunta described physically?
(a) Beautiful and delicate featured.
(b) Unkempt and scraggly.
(c) Heavy-set but jolly.
(d) Unattractive and old-looking.

4. What is the first thing Salvatore did the first evening he was home after military service?
(a) Go to the movies.
(b) Work on the boat.
(c) Visit his doctor.
(d) Visit his fiancé.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Salvatore's fiancé said to carry herself like?

2. Who was King of Italy when Salvatore joined the military?

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 Salvatore's body described at the start of the story?

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

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