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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Biagio worried about Cosimo the night his father spoke with him?
(a) his father is calling the magistrate
(b) his father is blaming Biagio
(c) it's the first rainstorm since Cosimo left
(d) Biagio is seeing ghosts at home

2. What kind of dog does Cosimo befriend?
(a) a Komodor
(b) a poodle
(c) a dachshund
(d) a retriever

3. What does Gian de Brughi do while in hiding from the law after Cosimo rescued him?
(a) write his memoirs
(b) read books
(c) practices sword play
(d) practice picking locks

4. Who watches Viola closely at her house?
(a) her older sister
(b) her father
(c) her aunts
(d) her mother

5. Why is Cosimo attempting to catch his uncle with the pirates?
(a) he thinks it's exciting
(b) he wants a share of the cut
(c) he wants to tell his father
(d) he thinks he's a traitor

6. Why does the Baron scold Cosimo?
(a) for stealing food
(b) for stealing clothing
(c) making a spectacle of himself
(d) for riding a horse that wasn't his

7. How long were the brothers locked in their rooms for trying to rescue snails?
(a) two days
(b) three days
(c) 24 hours
(d) a week

8. Who does Cosimo begin correspondences with?
(a) the King's court
(b) writers of the books he likes
(c) his extended family
(d) the Ecclesiastical Tribunal

9. What does the Cavalier notice when watching Cosimo in the trees?
(a) his system for collecting water
(b) his tent house
(c) his dog in the tree with him
(d) his homemade clothes

10. What does Cosimo suggest the Cavalier might do?
(a) go to court
(b) bring Cosimo some food
(c) design an irigation system
(d) get married

11. What is Cosimo first to discover about the trees?
(a) they are not healthy
(b) they are more species than known
(c) they are much older than people thought
(d) the possible mobility trees provide

12. What kind of talent does Battista have?
(a) fencing
(b) painting portraits
(c) preparing rodents and animals for eating
(d) weaving beautiful blankets

13. What does Biagio offer Cosimo as an apology?
(a) a blanket
(b) some water
(c) some wine
(d) a pie

14. What does the Baron do when an important family visits?
(a) asks them to see if he'll come down for them
(b) asks them to take Cosimo to Paris
(c) tries to keep Cosimo hidden
(d) takes them to the family estate away from Cosimo

15. What does his uncle do when the pirates beginning running away?
(a) he tries to escape too
(b) he runs with them
(c) he kills the leader
(d) he climbs Cosimo's tree

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the Cavalier sneak off the Baron's land sometimes?

3. What does Biagio do when he goes to bed that night?

4. What do Cosimo and his dog wait patiently for?

5. Who is the narrator of this book?

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