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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What has changed about the land the Baron wants Cosimo to rule some day?
(a) the organization of it
(b) the type of families that live on it
(c) the type of crops raised
(d) the people who live on it

3. What did Cosimo do on Sundays with his family?
(a) eat Sunday dinner with them
(b) have a picnic in the trees
(c) attend church
(d) play ball

4. What does Cosimo's mother want to know about his teams?
(a) if they feed him
(b) if they want to live in the trees with him
(c) if they're armed and doing maneuvers
(d) if they obey him

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Cosimo's mother and father stroll through the forest?

2. Who is the narrator of this book?

3. Why is Cosimo's father so upset about him being gone?

4. What does Viola offer Cosimo before she goes in the house?

5. What do the fruit boys learn from Cosimo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Biagio reveal about the Cavalier's story?

2. Describe an activity Cosimo has learned well and that his dog helps him with.

3. What does Battista do to make Cosimo come home and what is the result of her action?

4. How does Cosimo's mother feel by the evening about Cosimo still being in the trees?

5. What does Cosimo tell Biagio about their uncle's activities and what does he want to do about them?

6. Describe the discussion about trees that takes place at the beginning of chapter ten.

7. How does Cosimo stay warm in the trees in the winter?

8. What happens when Cosimo's father sends the Cavalier to capture him?

9. Why does the Cavlier slip off the Baron's land occasionally and how does Cosimo help him?

10. What does Cosimo's father request of him when he goes out to see him?

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