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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator of this book?
(a) Battista, Cosimo's sister
(b) Biagio, Cosimo's brother
(c) Cosimo's mother
(d) Cosimo's father

2. How does Cosimo's mother communicate with him?
(a) through a bull horn
(b) screaming up at the tree
(c) sending village boys with notes
(d) flag signals

3. What does Cosimo's father yell out to him at dinner?
(a) if he doesn't come down he will starve
(b) he is forgiven
(c) he will be sent to prison
(d) Biagio will be confined to the house

4. How do the boys who steal fruit react to Cosimo at first?
(a) set a trap for him
(b) toss him out of the trees
(c) think he's wonderful
(d) they're indifferent

5. How far does Cosimo discover the trees go?
(a) at least four neighbors down
(b) beyond even Ombrossa
(c) close to the town
(d) mostly around his house and Viola's

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the family make another attempt in the afternoon to get Cosimo down?

2. What does Sinforosa do for the band of little boys?

3. What does Biagio offer Cosimo as an apology?

4. What does Cosimo tell Viola the next time he sees her?

5. How does Cosimo defend himself against a suggest of trespass in the garden?

(see the answer key)

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