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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the meal at the beginning of the book significant?
(a) Cosimo's brother betrayed him by eating it
(b) it is of snails
(c) it will be Cosimo's last on the ground
(d) Cosimo's sister cooked it

2. What does Cosimo say about resuming his education?
(a) he's willing to do it
(b) he will teach himself
(c) he will come home in the fall
(d) he won't do it

3. Why is the children's teacher with Cosimo's family?
(a) he's Cosimo's uncle
(b) he's Cosimo's cousin
(c) escaping the Inquisition
(d) he is escaping being jailed for theft

4. Who sneaks out and covers Cosimo's tree with glue?
(a) Viola
(b) Battista
(c) Biagio
(d) the Cavalier

5. What does Biagio bring Cosimo during the rainstorm?
(a) an old army tent
(b) a waterproof sleeping bag
(c) food and two umbrellas
(d) a rain coat

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the men from town ask Cosimo to come down?

2. What does Cosimo's family celebrate with a big affair?

3. Where does Cosimo go when he is sent from the table for not eating?

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

5. Who does Cosimo's father send after him?

(see the answer key)

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