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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 happens when a jealous suitor goes after Cosimo?

2. What happens as the result of their argument?

3. Who collects the tithes from the people?

4. Why has Cosimo become known as such a great lover?

5. What does Cosimo do to the Austrian soldiers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Cosimo go to see in Olivabassa, and what does he find there?

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

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

4. What does Biagio say about Viola and Cosimo's relationship?

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

6. Describe the dream Cosimo had in chapter twenty-nine.

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

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

9. When does Cosimo arrive in Olivabassa and what does he become there?

10. How does Cosimo get shot and what does he do during his recovery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Revolutionary lifestyle and revolutionary thinking lead to revolution.

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

2. Explain why the American Revolution demonstrates this principle.

3. Do you think Cosimo would have developed such revolutionary thinking had he not taken to the trees? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The most valuable lesson Cosimo learns from the eccentric recluse, the Cavalier, is the importance of guarding himself against the loneliness to which his recent trend toward isolation might possibly lead.

1. Why do you think Cosimo might learn this lesson from the Cavalier? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. How are the Cavalier and Cosimo similar and dissimilar in their interactions with other people? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. In what ways do you think loneliness would happen in Cosimo's life?

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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