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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. For what reason has Cosimo found that Ottimo Massimo does not come back often?

2. Biagio says Cosimo and Viola's relationship works best when?

3. What happens to Cosimo when Viola leaves?

4. What does Cosimo challenge the Father to do?

5. When Cosimo writes a treatise on living in the trees to whom does he send it?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cosimo die?

2. What happens to Cosimo when Viola leaves?

3. What happens to Cosimo's father in chapter sixteen?

4. What results from Cosimo convincing Sulpico that he is a Freemason?

5. Who does Cosimo meet after his dream?

6. What do the townspeople see and say about Viola and Cosimo?

7. Where does Cosimo get his first glimpse of the widow that his dog has been visiting and what is she doing when he sees her?

8. How does Cosimo spend his time after the army shows up?

9. What brings Cosimo out of his depression and what does he do?

10. What does Biagio say when he reflects on the ideals he and his brother had as youth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Cosimo meets the boys who steal fruit in the orchards around town, they first try to trap him, then invite him to join and finally, the reader is given a sense that he will become as a king to them.

1. Why do you think Cosimo is proving to be better in the trees after a couple of days then the boys, who have stolen fruit for years? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

2. Do you think Cosimo sees nothing wrong with stealing fruit? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Cosimo's intentions are pure and so he attributes pure intentions to the people around him.

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

2. Do you think someone could live in modern America with Cosimo's level of innocence and optimism about people? Why or why not?

3. Do you think living and see the world as Cosimo does makes him a happier person than most? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

This is the chapter containing the recounting of the Baron's decline and eventual death. Sadness over the loss of his half brother, the absence of his daughter as she becomes the wife of a man with a terribly unpleasant family, the fact that Biagio's youth keeps him from being a satisfactory companion and loss of his dream of a noble lifestyle for his family all mean that he declines quickly.

1. Do you think emotional stress and loss can cause someone to sicken and die? Why or why not?

2. Do you think Cosimo should feel some responsibility for his father's death? Why or why not?

3. What do you think Cosimo could have done to help his father more? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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