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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cosimo's reply about running with the boy gang?

2. What does Cosimo do when the Abbe Fauchelefleur passes below him?

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

4. Where does Cosimo hide most of his letters?

5. What does Cosimo do when Gian de Brughi is captured?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Cosimo begin writing to authors of books he likes?

2. How does the Baron work out Cosimo's willingness to continue his education?

3. What do the brigands around town do about Gian de Brughi being in hiding?

4. What do Cosimo's parents want to know about the men Cosimo enlisted for his project?

5. What does Cosimo do to impress Viola?

6. Who is Sinforosa?

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

8. Who does Cosimo meet in a neighbor's garden as he explores through the trees?

9. What does Biagio do in the morning after his brother spent the first night in the trees?

10. What does Cosimo do when he sees the pirates unloading the boats and what happens as a result of his actions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the trees, he and the boys are quite able to exist as equals, on the ground the boys return to sad, filthy places to be scolded and beaten by mothers who refuse to feed them if they have not been able to steal enough to feed themselves. This is the beginning of social awareness in young Cosimo.

1. How do you think Cosimo's beliefs about the world changes when he follows the boys home? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

2. Why do you think a rich boy like Cosimo has never seen or known how poor people live? Do you think this situation exist today? Why or why not?

3. How do you think wealthy people in the United States might change if they lived in the poorer part of town for a year?

Essay Topic 2

The Baron, has lost hope that his eldest son, Cosimo, will follow exactly the path of nobility he hoped he would.

1. Cosimo is obviously not doing what his father wants him to do. Do you think this makes him a bad child? Why or why not?

2. If your mother or father wanted you to enter a career field you didn't want, what would you do? How would you tell your parent?

3. Do you think children should have as much freedom at Cosimo's age as he does? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Cosimo holds ideals with more fervor than he does love.

1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. What ideal that you hold means so much to you that you would give up love for it? Why or why not would you do that?

3. Do you think beliefs are worth giving up love for? Why or why not?

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