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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. Why does Robin dread meeting Sir Peter?

2. What is Robin’s dog’s name?

3. How do Brother Luke, Brother Matthews, and Robin escape the inn?

4. What does Robin hear the men beneath them at the inn trying to plan?

5. What is the relationship between Sir Hugh and Sir Peter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Robin’s swim across the river in Section 9. What drives him to keep going, and what challenges his ambitions?

2. Explain how Robin comes to be the caretaker of D’Ath.

3. Describe the White Hart. What is it, how do the men feel about it. How does it look?

4. Explain Brother Luke’s response to Robin’s questions of whether or not he will walk. What does Brother Luke say, and how is this important for Robin’s self-esteem?

5. How does Robin gain access back into the town in Section 9? How does he physically get back inside the walls?

6. What possible enemies does the castle face, and how could they breech the defenses, according to John-go-in-the-Wynd and Adam? What tactics could enemies use?

7. What happens before the end of the day in Section 8? What does that mean for the people of the town? Where are they?

8. Explain how Robin helps his friends escape being robbed. What does he do, and how does it work to help them?

9. Describe Robin’s new course of study and actions in Section 7, as devised by Brother Luke. What duties does his new life entail?

10. Describe the scene in Section 6 when Brother Luke guides Robin to swim, even though it is cold. What is his purpose in this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Robin’s relationship with his father, from the beginning of the novel, appears to be based on Robin’s respect for his father, and his desire to be like his father. How is this relayed by the author when Robin’s father is not a present character in the novel? How does Robin see his father? What does the letter to his father say about his feelings toward his father? What instances does Robin show awe toward his father’s ability? What does his father’s response at the end of the novel, when he returns home, say about his feelings for his son?

Essay Topic 2

The feudal system was in place during the writing of the novel, and this system placed citizens according to their social class. What social class is Robin? Brother Luke? Sir Peter? How do their various classes dictate what these individuals do in the novel? Would Robin be as catered to if he were he the son of a laborer? The son of a king? What does this say about the servant class of London at the time?

Essay Topic 3

When Robin accidentally slips using the chisel, and breaks his cross, what is his reaction? What does this show, in terms of his character? What is Brother Matthew’s response? What does he mean when he notes that a bad temper is not the best teacher? What does this lesson teach Robin?

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