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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 worry about with Sir Peter?
(a) Whether or not he is still alive.
(b) Whether or not he will accept Robin.
(c) Whether or not he is cruel.
(d) Whether or not he is kind.

2. What does Sir Peter say in Section 10 that gives Robin hope?
(a) There have been sightings of monks.
(b) There have been sightings of soldiers.
(c) There have been sightings of Welsh.
(d) There have been sightings of deer.

3. What day do Brother Luke, Brother Matthews, and Robin reach High Street?
(a) The first.
(b) The eighth.
(c) The second.
(d) The fourth.

4. How does Robin make his way inside the town in Section 9?
(a) He is let in through a side door.
(b) He runs across the bridge.
(c) He swims across the river.
(d) He is lifted through a window.

5. Where is Lady Constance to bring the women and children in Section 8?
(a) The dungeon
(b) The keep.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The arena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Brother Luke and John request of Robin in Section 6?

2. What does Robin learn in making the harp?

3. Who does John wish to go see in Section 7?

4. What is Robin’s dog’s name?

5. Who does Robin wait with, as he waits for his father in Section 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Robin and his protectors escape the inn. How do they flee their attackers?

2. How does Robin gain access back into the town in Section 9? How does he physically get back inside the walls?

3. What possible enemies does the castle face, and how could they breech the defenses, according to John-go-in-the-Wynd and Adam? What tactics could enemies use?

4. Explain how Robin is received by Sir Peter and Lady Constance. Is the meeting a kind one, or not? What does Sir Peter say to Robin that reminds him of Brother Luke?

5. Describe the meeting of Robin’s mother and father with Robin. What is said, what are their reactions?

6. What does Brother Luke mean when he says becoming lost was a lesson for them?

7. Describe the scene in Section 6 when Brother Luke guides Robin to swim, even though it is cold. What is his purpose in this?

8. Describe what Robin sees in the snow on Christmas Eve, coming down the road. What is the significance to Robin?

9. Describe what Robin sees, once the strike on the Welsh has begun, and after its success.

10. Describe Robin’s relationship with Alan-at-gate. What type of person is Alan, and what does Robin learn about him quickly?

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