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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had it been since Salvatore's mother had seen his fiancé when he returned to Naples?
(a) Three or four days.
(b) 6 months.
(c) One year.
(d) Two or three weeks.

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

3. What was Assunta able to purchase for Salvatore if they married?
(a) A gold watch.
(b) A boat and a home.
(c) A horse and buggy.
(d) A new suit.

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

5. How old was Salvatore when the narrator says he first knew him?
(a) 5.
(b) 22.
(c) 31.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of home did Salvatore grow up in?

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

3. Why did Assunta not marry the man to whom she had been engaged?

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

5. How is Salvatore's handwriting described when he writes to his girlfriend?

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