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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 does Viola do when she thinks she's not important enough to Cosimo?

2. To what does Cosimo change the name of his newspaper by the end of Chapter 26?

3. Who comes back to Ombrosa with the troops?

4. What type of government is established by the new army?

5. What is Cosimo's next project after Viola leaves?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to the story of the Cavalier's death?

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

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

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

6. How does Cosimo demonstrate his support for justice and fairness in chapter twenty-six?

7. Who does Cosimo meet at the Spaniard community that answers his need for love? What happens between them?

8. What brings Cosimo out of his depression and what does he do?

9. What does Cosimo do in specific to the soldiers in the woods?

10. What happens to Cosimo when Viola leaves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Biagio wants all the more to assure Cosimo of his loyalty despite his remaining on the ground, and so agrees to supply him with everything he requires to set up a more permanent dwelling in the trees.

1. Why do you think Biagio is not joining his brother in the trees? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

2. Do you think Biagio is right or wrong for making it easier for his brother to remain in the trees? Why or why not?

3. What do you think of Cosimo's attempts to pressure his younger brother into helping him?

Essay Topic 2

Chapter six resolves the childhood connection Cosimo has had with Viola, and foreshadows the intensity of the admiration he will have for her.

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

2. Explain the use of foreshadow in this sentence. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Taking from the first six chapters, why do you think Cosimo admires Viola so much?

Essay Topic 3

This is the chapter containing the recounting of the Baron's decline and eventual death. Sadness over the loss of his half brother, the absence of his daughter as she becomes the wife of a man with a terribly unpleasant family, the fact that Biagio's youth keeps him from being a satisfactory companion and loss of his dream of a noble lifestyle for his family all mean that he declines quickly.

1. Do you think emotional stress and loss can cause someone to sicken and die? Why or why not?

2. Do you think Cosimo should feel some responsibility for his father's death? Why or why not?

3. What do you think Cosimo could have done to help his father more? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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