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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Brother Luke plan to take Robin in Section 1?
2. What happens with the plague at the beginning of Section 3?
3. Who shows Robin how to fasten the pieces of the cross he made?
4. What does Brother Luke say crutches can be, for Robin?
5. What is Robin doing when a message arrives for him in Section 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain what Brother Luke does to help Robin gain upper body strength, and how he helps him when his muscles tire.
2. 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?
3. Where are Robin’s mother and father in Section 1?
4. Explain what Robin begins crafting for himself in Section 4, and why it is so important for him to craft this item.
5. Describe Brother Luke’s arrival in Section 1, and Robin’s reaction.
6. Where does the group sleep the first night of their journey, and why does Robin think this is such an important adventure?
7. Describe how Brother Matthew plans to securely attach the two parts to the cross.
8. Describe Robin’s new friendships in Section 4. What do the boys do together, and how does Robin behave around the young children?
9. What is expected of Robin, in terms of his future, and why is this at risk?
10. Describe how Robin comes to the nickname Crookshanks.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Religion plays a powerful role in the novel for Brother Luke. Explain why his religion is so important. How does he convey his love and loyalty to God? How does he convey to Robin the need to pray, and to be thankful to God for blessings? Why is religion and the role of the monks important in the novel to others in London?
Essay Topic 2
The feudal system was in place during the writing of the novel, and this system placed citizens according to their social class. What social class is Robin? Brother Luke? Sir Peter? How do their various classes dictate what these individuals do in the novel? Would Robin be as catered to if he were he the son of a laborer? The son of a king? What does this say about the servant class of London at the time?
Essay Topic 3
Several times in the novel, Robin seems to show an embarrassment toward his disability. Choose at least three of these moments, and describe them thoroughly. What is the situation? How does he show his embarrassment? What is the reaction from others? What do these reactions teach him, in the end, about his disability?
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