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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the men from town ask Cosimo to come down?
(a) so they can collect a reward
(b) to take him home
(c) so he won't be attacked by the fruit boys
(d) so he can be punished for stealing fruit

2. Why is Cosimo's father so upset about him being gone?
(a) his wife is upset with him for yelling at Cosimo
(b) he wanted him to be the next Baron
(c) he's going to be arrested for child abuse
(d) he thinks he's too young

3. How does Cosimo's family receive the news of his popularity?
(a) sadly
(b) enthusiastically
(c) with anger
(d) with indifference

4. How do the Spaniards appear to Cosimo?
(a) dirty and poor
(b) finely dressed, somber, and civilized
(c) disheartened
(d) rough and uneducated

5. What eventually happens to the tree after it was covered in glue?
(a) it dies
(b) it turns purple
(c) it became a national monument
(d) it becomes very heavy

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are Ursula's eyes?

2. Who talks with Cosimo as an interpreter?

3. What do the Spainish men sit upon in the trees?

4. What does Cosimo's father give him?

5. What do the fruit boys learn from Cosimo?

(see the answer key)

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