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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 does Salvatore cry to when he returns home after learning he is not to be married to the girl he loved?
(a) His mother.
(b) His best friend.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Salvatore's fiancé say she can no longer marry him?

2. What word is used to describe the size of the "white-washed" house Salvatore and Assunta buy?

3. Who is Salvatore said to have "acted as nursemaid to" (2)?

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

5. How is Salvatore's laughter described when he bathes his child?

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