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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Assunta described physically?

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

3. Whom did Assunta have "nothing but harsh words for" (7)?

4. What did foreigners say about Italian fishermen when they saw Salvatore on the beach?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Salvatore's family learn he was not going to marry the girl he loved?

2. Describe Salvatore washing his babies near the end of the story?

3. What does the narrator say he set out to do in the story?

4. What did Salvatore do for work after he and Assunta married?

5. What would Salvatore do if his rheumatism became too bad for him to work?

6. What happened to Assunta's fiancé?

7. What did Salvatore's fiancé tell him "with the blunt directness of her race" (5) when he went to see her at her home after he returned rom military service?

8. How is Assunta described after she and Salvatore marry? What does she look like? What type of person is she?

9. Though Salvatore found Assunta physically unattractive, what could she offer him if they married?

10. Why does Salvatore understand that the girl he loves will not marry him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the central purpose of this story. What response do you think the author hoped to get from his readers? Do you think he was successful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about Assunta. Who is she? What does she symbolize? Describe her relationship with Salvatore.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing language in "Salvatore." How would you describe the author's style? How does this style impact the reader's experience?

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