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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What worries the boy about Aycliffe's demand?
(a) That Aycliffe is angry at him.
(b) That Aycliffe will continue to ask for more.
(c) That the villagers will not help him.
(d) That the boy will be unable to earn a living.

2. What is Crispin's reaction to learning what Bear is teaching?
(a) Embarrassment.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Arrogance.
(d) Pride.

3. What is Crispin eventually able to do?
(a) Use a sword.
(b) Convince Bear to keep him untied.
(c) Use a bow.
(d) Play a tune.

4. What does the boy tell Father Quinel about the accusations about him?
(a) He thought about stealing.
(b) Everything belongs to him anyway.
(c) He did not steal.
(d) He did not take much.

5. What does Aycliffe do when he sees the boy?
(a) He grabs his arm.
(b) He ignores him.
(c) He shouts.
(d) He throws a rock at him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can Bear not be hung?

2. Where does Quinel tell Crispin to go?

3. What is the village Bear and Crispin reach?

4. What does the man tell Crispin the punishment for theft is?

5. Why is Father Quinel lying in the road?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the man Crispin has agreed to serve, and what does he do for a living?

2. What does Bear tell Crispin he does in his travels?

3. What do the two men say about the steward, and how does the boy think about what they say?

4. How does the boy feel about what he is told, and what does he do about it?

5. Who meets the boy and the man helping him, and what does that man tell the boy?

6. What does Crispin decide to do and what happens when he feels too frightened and tired to go on?

7. Why does Bear push Crispin to learn what he is teaching?

8. What does Crispin find on the south road and what does he think about it?

9. How did Bear pick up his trade?

10. What does Asta's son do the day after he slept in the village, and what does he hear two men say about him?

(see the answer keys)

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