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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Salvatore's laughter described when he bathes his child?
(a) Like an old man.
(b) Like the devil.
(c) Like an angel.
(d) Like a child.

2. What type of fish did Salvatore catch during fishing season?
(a) Grouper.
(b) Cod.
(c) Seabass.
(d) Cuttlefish.

3. What does Salvatore's mother tell him about a woman named Assunta a few months after he returned from military service?
(a) She knows how to cure his rheumatism.
(b) She has been saying terrible things about him.
(c) She has a well-paying job for him.
(d) She wants to marry him.

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

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

6. What did Salvatore do for work when he was not fishing after he married and had children?
(a) Cooked for a wealthy family.
(b) Worked on his father's vineyard.
(c) Taught school.
(d) Rode a horse and buggy.

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

8. 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.

9. What word is used to describe Salvatore's body after marrying?
(a) Frail.
(b) Thin.
(c) Flabby.
(d) Husky.

10. Why did Assunta not marry the man to whom she had been engaged?
(a) He was killed during military service.
(b) He walked out on her and never returned.
(c) She ended the engagement when she learned he had cheated.
(d) He left her for another woman.

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

12. 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 brother.
(d) His father.

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

14. How did Salvatore's family learn his fiancé was not going to marry him before he did?
(a) Her mother told them.
(b) She told them.
(c) Her new husband told them.
(d) Her father told them.

15. What did Salvatore tell his mother after he took a good look at Assunta?
(a) He would rather die than marry her.
(b) He would marry her.
(c) He would rather marry his own brother.
(d) He would marry her if she fixed herself up a bit.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Salvatore feel toward his ex-fiance after learning they will not marry?

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

4. What simile is used to describe Salvatore's hands when he is not bathing his children?

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

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