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

2. How does the narrator describe Salvatore's manners after marrying Assunta and moving to their home?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Aristocratic.
(c) Peasant-like.
(d) Barbaric.

3. Why was the military difficult for Salvatore?
(a) He was accustomed to more discipline.
(b) He was not very strong.
(c) He was used to more freedom.
(d) He got seasick easily.

4. Who is the author of "Salvatore"?
(a) Ernest Hemingay.
(b) W. Somerset Maugham.
(c) George Orwell.
(d) Rudyard Kipling.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is used to describe Salvatore's body after marrying?

2. What rare quality does the narrator say he was trying to paint a portrait of in his story "Salvatore"?

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

4. What does Assunta seem always to by touched by regarding Salvatore?

5. Where is the final place Salvatore is sent for military service?

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