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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 does Crispin see as he is about to give up?
(a) A dead fox in a ditch.
(b) A spider spinning a web four times.
(c) A man swinging from a gallows.
(d) A bird trying to leave the nest.

2. What does Bear do when they stop for the night?
(a) Sets up a small tent.
(b) Shares his blankets with Crispin.
(c) Makes Crispin lay down by the fire.
(d) Ties Crispin to a tree.

3. What did Bear do after the performers disbanded?
(a) Become a blacksmith.
(b) Became a soldier.
(c) Start writing a book.
(d) Become a sailor.

4. What does Bear show Crispin how to do that night at camp?
(a) How to string a bow.
(b) How to set traps.
(c) How to use a slingshot.
(d) How to light a fire.

5. What does the man tell Crispin?
(a) He is Crispin's new lord.
(b) He does not need another mouth to feed.
(c) He is wanted by the law.
(d) He will take Crispin as an apprentice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Bear push Crispin to learn?

2. Who does Crispin see at the village?

3. Why is Bear shocked?

4. Why does the priest in the village tell Bear and Crispin to be careful?

5. What is the name of the village where the boy lives?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Crispin agree to serve the man?

2. How does Bear provide dinner for him and Crispin and what does Bear say about the dinner and how he feels about it?

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

4. Why does Bear look at Crispin's cross, and what does Crispin think about Bear's statement about the cross?

5. How did Bear pick up his trade?

6. What does Quinel give the boy, and what does he tell him about the boy's situation?

7. What does Bear tell Crispin about his childhood?

8. What does Crispin do when he sees a group of men waiting for him?

9. What does Crispin find as he is walking, and what does he realize about the place?

10. What does Crispin see when he looks inside a church and what is Crispin asked?

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