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

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

3. What does Assunta seem always to by touched by regarding Salvatore?
(a) He physical prowess.
(b) His gentle sweetness.
(c) His perseverance in the face of adversity.
(d) He altruism.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say Salvatore was "full of" in the first paragraph of "Salvatore"?

2. In what type of transportation does Salvatore arrive at Naples after his military service has ended?

3. Where did Salvatore go to have a good look at Assunta before deciding whether he would marry her or not?

4. How long had it been since Salvatore's mother had seen his fiancé when he returned to Naples?

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

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