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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 causes Brother Luke, Brother Matthews, and Robin to question their direction in Section 5?
(a) A new town.
(b) A fork in the road.
(c) A new river.
(d) A change in wind.

2. Why does the adventure in Section 5 please Robin?
(a) He knows it may be his only adventure.
(b) He knows it may be his last adventure.
(c) He knows it may be Brother Luke’s last day with him.
(d) He knows it may be his last night on Earth.

3. In Section 3, what does Robin say to his father in the letter about his legs?
(a) He says they are like two sausages.
(b) He says they are like two hamburger patties
(c) He says they are like two boat anchors.
(d) He says they are like two dead weights.

4. What does Robin wonder about John’s harp?
(a) If he can make one.
(b) If he can buy one.
(c) If his father would like it.
(d) If it sings by its self.

5. What spills all over Ellen in Section 1?
(a) Bread dough.
(b) Ale.
(c) Porridge.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Robin’s father plan to tell his mother, according to the letter in Section 5?

4. Who is to carry a letter to Robin’s father in Section 3?

5. What is part of Brother Luke’s position at the monastery that Robin finds fascinating?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the town as it is decorated for Midsummer Eve. What does Robin see?

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

10. Describe how Robin comes to the nickname Crookshanks.

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