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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 color is the stranger wearing?

2. What flowers trailed down the Inn?

3. Who did Little John face in quarter staff?

4. What trees surrounded the inn?

5. What did Robin rename Will Gamwell?

Short Essay Questions

1. What vows did the men who joined Robin's band make?

2. What did Friar Tuck say of Robin Hood?

3. Who stopped the dogs and how?

4. Why did John Little join Robin's band?

5. For what kinds of reasons were the people who joined Robin's band outcasts?

6. Why did Robin invite Arthur to join the merry men?

7. For what two reasons did the Sheriff of Nottingham vow to bring the outlaw Robin Hood to justice?

8. What does the Sheriff offer "Jock" to join his band?

9. Why did Robin punish the Sheriff?

10. Why didn't Robin want Little John to go to the fair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Robin and his family seem to have a penchant for getting into trouble with the law. List the offenses of the three family members of Robin and Robin himself, and explain their crimes. What is different about them? What is similar?

Essay Topic 2

What kinds of things do you think lead Robin to be so bold about his actions outside of Sherwood? Why do you think he did these things? List two things that are extremely bold and would get him caught in today's situations. What would be used that wouldn't be available back in Robin's time?

Essay Topic 3

How does Robin's band differ from a gang? In which ways are they the same? How do you think Robin's band would fare today? What changed in the population to make this the case?

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