The Tuscan Child Quiz

Take our free The Tuscan Child quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Why is Joanna worried when she learns that she has a half-brother? (from Chapters 6 - 11)

Joanna worries that the brother will want a relationship.

Joanna thinks that if her father did not tell her about the brother, she was not meant to meet him.

Joanna needs the money she will inherit from her father to survive.

Joanna worries that the brother will insist that he be given all of Hugo's things.

Why did the Allies bomb the monastery near San Salvatore? (from Chapters 6 - 11)

The Allies bombed the monastery because the monks were helping the Germans.

The Allies bombed the monastery because the Germans were using it as a stronghold.

The Germans bombed the monastery.

The Allies missed their target and hit the monastery instead.

Why do the people of San Salvatore keep it a secret that Cosimo killed a wild boar? (from Chapters 24 - 28)

If the Germans learned that a boar had been killed they would kill the people of the town for not giving them the meat.

The people of San Salvatore do not want people in nearby villages to learn that they have meat.

If the Germans learned a boar had been killed they would demand to be given the meat.

If the Germans learned a boar had been killed they would sue Cosimo for killing the beast.

Why does Joanna think Gianna's death might be her fault? (from Chapters 18 - 23)

Joanna had made arrangements with Gianni to find out what he knew about the war.

Gianna left an envelope of things indicating he knew something about a German payoff.

Gianni was killed right after Joanna started asking questions about her father.

Joanna heard the men on the piazza talking about how they needed to keep Gianni quiet.

Why did Hugo cover the basement stairs with rubble? (from Chapters 37 - 42)

Hugo covered the stairs with rubble to hide the basement from the villagers of San Salvatore.

Hugo covered the stairs with rubble so no one would know he was hiding in the basement.

Hugo covered the stairs with rubble to hide the basement from the Germans.

Hugo did not cover the stairs with rubble.