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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. Where is Robin taken to continue his whittling in Section 3?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The stables.
(c) The sitting room.
(d) The garden.

2. What does Brother Luke say crutches can be, for Robin?
(a) A door in the wall.
(b) A hole in the door.
(c) A way in.
(d) A way out.

3. Who shows Robin how to fasten the pieces of the cross he made?
(a) Brother Mark.
(b) Brother Matthew.
(c) Brother Luke.
(d) Brother John.

4. Why does Robin become angry at the young man in Section 2 for teasing him?
(a) He believes the young man is making fun of him.
(b) He believes the boy is angry.
(c) He believes the boy is cruel.
(d) He believes the boy is only pretending to be crippled.

5. What does Robin mean by hunger “saucing” the pasty?
(a) It tasted bad, because they were hungry.
(b) It tasted good, because they were hungry.
(c) It tasted creamy, because they were hungry.
(d) It tasted thick, because they were hungry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Brother Luke and Brother Matthew devise to help Robin travel?

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

3. What does Robin learn in Section 4 that he will soon be using to move around?

4. Who is the author of the letter Robin receives in Section 5?

5. What spills all over Ellen in Section 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the afternoon on the road in Section 5. Why does Robin develop the urge to walk, and what does the peasant tell them about hunting for wood?

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. Where does the group sleep the first night of their journey, and why does Robin think this is such an important adventure?

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

10. What does John de Bureford write in his letter to Robin? What does this mean for the young man?

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