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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. What does Robin ask Brother Luke to do in Section 3?
(a) Help him learn to dance.
(b) Help him learn to cook.
(c) Help him learn to walk again.
(d) Help him write a letter.

2. What is the wooden object Robin begins whittling at the opening of Section 4?
(a) A cross.
(b) A boat.
(c) A doll.
(d) A harp.

3. What does Robin begin to do everyday in Seciton 4?
(a) He begins to sing.
(b) He begins to play harp.
(c) He begins to walk.
(d) He begins to swim.

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

5. Who resides in the almonry of St. Luke’s?
(a) The travelers of London.
(b) The poor of London.
(c) Welsh immigrants.
(d) Scottish immigrants.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Brother Luke help Robin with his crafting?

2. What does Robin pretend to do when Ellen arrives in Section 1?

3. What does Geoffrey call Robin?

4. How does Robin begin to tell who is coming to the room in Section 2?

5. How does Brother Luke get Robin to eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the first morning on the road in Section 5. What did the group eat, and who did they meet?

2. 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?

3. Describe St. Mark’s, including the various areas mentioned in the book.

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

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

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

7. What is expected of Robin, in terms of his future, and why is this at risk?

8. Describe why Robin wishes to read and write.

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

10. 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?

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