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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

2. Why do the men from town ask Cosimo to come down?
(a) so he can be punished for stealing fruit
(b) so they can collect a reward
(c) to take him home
(d) so he won't be attacked by the fruit boys

3. Where does Cosimo carve his dog's name?
(a) on his favorite tree
(b) on Viola's garden wall
(c) on the roof of his father's house
(d) on his sword shealth

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

5. What does Cosimo do when Gian de Brughi is captured?
(a) claims to have done it himself
(b) send him flowers
(c) testifies against him
(d) rescues him

6. How does Cosimo's family receive the news of his popularity?
(a) with anger
(b) sadly
(c) enthusiastically
(d) with indifference

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

8. What bothers Cosimo most about fig trees?
(a) they are too short
(b) they smell
(c) they're so sticky
(d) they have too many birds

9. Why is Cosimo's father so upset about him being gone?
(a) his wife is upset with him for yelling at Cosimo
(b) he thinks he's too young
(c) he's going to be arrested for child abuse
(d) he wanted him to be the next Baron

10. What does Cosimo do when the Abbe Fauchelefleur passes below him?
(a) tosses bits of nature down on him
(b) ignore him
(c) talk to him
(d) spit on him

11. What does Biagio do when he goes to bed that night?
(a) cries himself to sleep
(b) prays that Cosimo will come hom
(c) leaves a candle burning for his brother
(d) sneaks out after everyone's asleep

12. What does Cosimo build in the trees for his books?
(a) a new wooden dwelling
(b) a protected bookcase
(c) nothing
(d) a hanging waterproof basket

13. What do the boys do when Cosimo and Viola ignore them?
(a) spray them with water
(b) throw gravel at them
(c) scream at them
(d) throw fruit at them

14. What happens when the townspeople and the pirates meet?
(a) they never meet
(b) they exchange goods
(c) the townspeople split the treasure
(d) fighting breaks out

15. How does Cosimo drink and bathe?
(a) he has a hose from the ground
(b) hauling buckets from the river
(c) his brother brings him pails from the well
(d) with rainwater

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of talent does Battista have?

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

3. What does Cosimo's father yell out to him at dinner?

4. What does Cosimo decide to build?

5. Why does the Baron want Cosimo to come down from the trees?

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