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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. Who or what does Robin initially blame for his accident in Section 3?
(a) Brother John.
(b) Himself.
(c) The tool.
(d) Brother Matthew.

2. What does Brother Luke originally take Robin to the river to do?
(a) Swim.
(b) Wash clothes.
(c) Fish.
(d) Bathe.

3. What action does Robin’s father put into place in Section 5?
(a) Robin is to be taken home.
(b) Robin is to be taken to boarding school.
(c) Robin is to be taken to a surgeon.
(d) Robin is to be taken to Sir Peter.

4. What does Robin pretend to do when Ellen arrives in Section 1?
(a) Eat.
(b) Drink.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Die.

5. What is Robin doing when a message arrives for him in Section 5?
(a) He is dancing.
(b) He is whittling.
(c) He is turning pages for the choir.
(d) He is swimming.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Robin’s mother at the beginning of the novel?

2. What happened two days after Robin’s tenth birthday?

3. What game do the boys in Section 4 play in the sand?

4. What does Robin ask Brother Luke to do in Section 3?

5. What does Robin accidentally do in Section 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where are Robin’s mother and father in Section 1?

2. Explain what Brother Luke means when he says reading is another door in the wall.

3. What does Brother Luke say about the stars, and what does he question as a result?

4. Describe Robin’s new friendships in Section 4. What do the boys do together, and how does Robin behave around the young children?

5. Explain what happened to Robin that makes him require assistance.

6. What types of lessons does Robin learn from the monks in Section 4, and how do they help him?

7. Describe Robin’s letter to his father in Section 3. What does it say, and what is the tone?

8. Describe what Robin sees and hears during his first days at St. Mark’s.

9. Describe what happens to cause Robin’s outburst in Section 3, and Brother Matthew’s response.

10. At the end of Section 1, Robin wonders what he has to be thankful for. What should he be thankful for, and what does this show about Robin at this point in the novel?

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