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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 5 - 8 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Salvatore said to have "acted as nursemaid to" (2)?
(a) His younger brothers.
(b) His grandparents.
(c) His mother.
(d) His eldest sister.

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

3. What does Salvatore tell his mother about Assunta?
(a) She is a beauty like no other.
(b) She is ugly as the devil.
(c) She is mean, mean, mean.
(d) She is an angel among angels.

4. From what illness or disease did Salvatore suffer during military service?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Rheumatism.
(c) Typhus.
(d) Tuberculosis.

5. Why does Salvatore's fiancé say she can no longer marry him?
(a) She has married somebody else.
(b) She is moving far away.
(c) She has fallen in love with someone else.
(d) He will never be able to work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Assunta able to purchase for Salvatore if they married?

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

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

4. What type of places was Salvatore accustomed to at home before leaving for his military service?

5. How old was Salvatore when the narrator says he first knew him?

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