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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 do Cosimo and Ursula end up doing?

2. What happens to Cosimo when Viola leaves?

3. What does Cosimo confess when Ursula's father asks about his intentions?

4. Why does Viola leave?

5. When does Cosimo arrive in Olivabassa?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who turns up again in Cosimo's life and who is with him?

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

3. What army show up in chapter twenty-eight and who is almost arrested by them?

4. What kind of stories does Biagio tell at the beginning of chapter twenty and who has he spoken with about his brother?

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

6. Where does the girl get her first glimpse of Cosimo and what does she do?

7. What does Cosimo do in general about the soldiers wandering around?

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

9. What happens to Ottimo Massimo in chapter twenty?

10. What is written about Cosimo's love life in chapter nineteen and how is it described?

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 lesson Cosimo learns in chapter fourteen is that a problem that unites people is a powerful force for good as long as it exists.

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

2. Do you think uniting people for a bad reason can be as powerful as for good? Why or why not?

3. If you had a task to do that would require a group to finish it, how would you go about organizing and inspiring them?

Essay Topic 3

Cosimo is more interested in the truth of things than in the beliefs and legends among the populous.

1. Why do you think this statement is true? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think that legends are always false? Why or why not?

3. Do you think it was wrong for Cosimo to rescue Gian just because of his curiosity? Why or why not?

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