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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. Why was Brother Luke called Chaucer?
(a) His mother was a seamstress.
(b) His uncle was a shopkeeper.
(c) His father was a knight.
(d) His father was a shoemaker.

2. What does Robin begin crafting for himself in Section 4?
(a) He makes crosses.
(b) He makes crutches.
(c) He makes dolls.
(d) He makes boats.

3. What does Robin do with the porridge in Section 1?
(a) He eats it.
(b) He throws it.
(c) He ignores it.
(d) He poisons it.

4. What is expected of Robin, as the son of a nobleman?
(a) He is expected to be a knight.
(b) He is expected to be king.
(c) He is expected to be a blacksmith.
(d) He is expected to be a teacher.

5. What does Brother Luke say about Robin’s letter to his father in Section 3?
(a) It is uninformative.
(b) It is harsh.
(c) It is too kind.
(d) It is of questionable worth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robin try to do in order to see out the window in Section 1?

2. What does Robin do in the water to fool Brother Luke in Section 4?

3. What finally slowly comes to an end at the beginning of Section 4?

4. What tool is Robin allowed to use to make his cross?

5. What feeling does Robin have as he works in the garden in Section 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Robin comes to the nickname Crookshanks.

2. Describe Brother Luke’s arrival in Section 1, and Robin’s reaction.

3. Describe why Robin wishes to read and write.

4. Explain Robin’s secret in Section 4. What can he now do, and what does this show?

5. Explain how Robin comes to whittle a boat and a cross.

6. Describe how Brother Matthew plans to securely attach the two parts to the cross.

7. Explain what Brother Luke does to help Robin gain upper body strength, and how he helps him when his muscles tire.

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

9. What does Robin mean when he says “hunger sauced it better than the finest cook could have done”?

10. Describe the journey to St. Mark’s.

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