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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. How does Crispin feel about the man's behavior?

2. What does Bear say is the reason he thinks his father did what he did?

3. What did Bear do after the performers disbanded?

4. What does Crispin find after the sight in question #46?`

5. What does Bear want Crispin to do the next morning?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Crispin go the night he sees Quinel, who is there and what is he told to do? What is he given?

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

4. What does the boy hear when he wakes?

5. How does the man treat Crispin and how does Crispin feel about it?

6. What does Crispin tell Bear about the Lord of the manor in Stromford and what does Bear say about that Lord/

7. What does the boy see after he spends the night in the forest, and what does he realize?

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

9. What do Bear and Crispin see in the distance, and what is at the bridge?

10. Why does Crispin agree to serve the man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Over the course of "Crispin: The Cross of Lead", Crispin grows as a person in both complexity and understanding. "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" might be considered a slice of Crispin's larger story of his "coming of age." It might be said that this book is a "bildungsroman" of Crispin. Discuss the following:

1. Define Bildungsroman, or "Coming of Age," and give several examples from literature you have read.

2. Trace and analyze the character of Rick as he changes from a more carefree, innocent boy to a wiser, young man. What are the significant events that change Rick?

3. After thoroughly analyzing Crispin's growth throughout "Crispin: The Cross of Lead", do you think this book could be considered Crispin's Coming of Age story? Why or why not?

4. Are there any other characters in "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" who go through a Coming of Age experience? Who? Why do you think so?

Essay Topic 2

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in "Crispin: The Cross of Lead"? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" including why you believe it is foreshadow. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in "Crispin: The Cross of Lead". Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of courage in "Crispin: The Cross of Lead". Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of death in "Crispin: The Cross of Lead". In addition to the theme of actual death of characters and its theme, consider in your answer the death of innocence in Crispin from the beginning of the book to the end.

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