The Tuscan Child Quiz

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

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 want a relationship.

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

In Chapter 26, why does Paola assume that Joanna's father was a true believer in the saints? (from Chapters 24 - 28)

Paola assumes Hugo was a true believes since Joanna is willing to attend the religious festival.

Paola assumes Hugo was a true believer in the saints when Joanna shows her a saint's medal she found in her father's things.

Paola assumes Hugo was a true believer when she hears that Hugo's wound was cured and he never even walked with a limp.

Paola does not assume that Hugo was a true believer because she had heard the English were not typically religious.

In Chapter 5, why does Joanna feel mocked by the painting of the Virgin Mary and the Baby Jesus? (from Chapters 1 - 5)

Joanna is unable to get pregnant.

Joanna's boyfriend does not want to get pregnant.

Joanna does not feel mocked by the painting.

Joanna lost her baby to miscarriage.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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