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

2. What does the narrator say Salvatore spent his mornings at the start of the story?
(a) At school.
(b) In his room.
(c) Working on a boat.
(d) On the beach.

3. What type of home did Salvatore grow up in?
(a) A little white cottage.
(b) A large brown farmhouse.
(c) A small apartment.
(d) A tiny wooden shack.

4. What words is used to describe Salvatore and his family's midday meal when he was young?
(a) Fattening.
(b) Extravagant.
(c) Frugal.
(d) Tasteless.

5. What was Salvatore's mood when leaving his island for the first time for his military service?
(a) Ecstatic.
(b) Proud.
(c) Eager.
(d) Somber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Salvatore do when his rheumatism made it impossible for him to work?

2. What simile is used to described how the place Salvatore grew up looked in the evening?

3. What does Salvatore tell his mother about Assunta?

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

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

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