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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. What does Cripin tell Bear as they are leaving the village?

2. Where does Crispin climb?

3. What does Bear do when Aycliff is distracted?

4. What does it mean when there is black cloth with blue and gold ribbons.

5. Where does Crispin put the lead cross?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Crispin do after he runs from the meeting place, and what happens to him at the tavern?

2. How does Crispin get into the palace, and what does he take when he first arrives there?

3. How does Aycliffe get killed?

4. Why does Crispin spy on Bear and what does he hear?

5. Why does Crispin follow Bear to a meeting, and what does he hear as he listens outside the door?

6. What does Crispin decide to do after he gets away from Aycliffe?

7. Who does Crispin find at the White Stag, what does he tell them and what is their response?

8. What do Crispin and Bear do as they travel towards Great Wexly, what does Bear offer and what is Crispin's feelings about the offer?

9. How does Crispin run into Aycliffe in Great Wexley,and what happens when he does see him?

10. What does Crispin think about when he thinks of Bear, and what does he decide to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 3

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and sometimes it is the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" is? Explain your response.

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