The Tuscan Child Quiz

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Why is Cosimo suspicious of Joanna? (from Chapters 12 - 17)

Cosimo thinks that Joanna wants to claim part of Cosimo's land by claiming she is related to Renzo.

Cosimo thinks that Joanna is Sofia's daughter by a German who has come to blackmail him.

Cosimo thinks that Joanna is the child of a person who once worked for him and that she has come for backpay.

Cosimo thinks that Joanna plans to announce she is a daughter of his.

Why does Joanna hurry home once she learns her father is dead? (from Chapters 1 - 5)

Joanna has been estranged from her father and feels badly that she did not correct her relationship with her father.

Joanna and her father were always close and Joanna believes that he would have called her if he was sick.

Joanna is upset because she just talked to her father and he did not seem sick.

Joanna is excited about the prospect of taking over Langley Hall.

Why is Hugo unable to leave the monastery and search out Allied forces? (from Chapters 6 - 11)

Hugo does not want to leave the monastery.

Sofia tells Hugo that the German forces are too dense in the area and he will not be able to escape.

Hugo's leg is injured so badly that he cannot walk.

The weather is too bad to allow Hugo to travel.

Why is Joanna so surprised by the way Miss Honeywell treats her after Hugo's death? (from Chapters 1 - 5)

Miss Honeywell had flirted with Joanna's father after Joanna's mother died.

Miss Honeywell had always made it clear to Joanna her family was a disgrace.

Miss Honeywell had always felt sorry for Hugo for losing Langley Hall.

Miss Honeywell had always been mean to Joanna when she was a student.

Why is Sophia pleased to see mushrooms growing around the monastery? (from Chapters 12 - 17)

Sophia plans to use the mushrooms as food for Hugo.

Sophia knows the mushrooms have properties that can keep Hugo's leg from getting infected.

Sophia uses the mushrooms as a reason to go into the woods.

Sophia believes that the mushrooms indicate the winter will be mild.