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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 do Brother Luke, Brother Matthews, and Robin roast in the fire in Section 5?
(a) Pasty.
(b) Apples.
(c) Pears.
(d) Grapes.

2. What does Robin begin to feel in Section 3 that he will be able to do soon?
(a) He will be able to walk.
(b) He will be able to sing.
(c) He will be able to read.
(d) He will be able to write.

3. How does Robin get to the hospice?
(a) He is taken by horse.
(b) He walks.
(c) He is carried by Brother Luke.
(d) He is carried by Brother Matthew.

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

5. In Section 5, what does Robin say is a real adventure?
(a) Sleeping at an inn.
(b) Sleeping outside.
(c) Eating raw meat.
(d) Hunting his own food.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far do Brother Luke, Brother Matthews, and Robin have to travel?

2. In Section 3, what does Robin say to his father in the letter about his legs?

3. What action does Robin’s father put into place in Section 5?

4. Where does Brother Luke plan to take Robin in Section 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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