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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. What can Brother Hubert teach Robin?
2. Where does Brother Luke plan to take Robin in Section 1?
3. In Section 3, what does Brother Luke point out is another door in the wall?
4. What happens with the plague at the beginning of Section 3?
5. Where do Brother Luke and Brother Matthews place Robin to sleep the first night of their journey?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is expected of Robin, in terms of his future, and why is this at risk?
2. Explain what Brother Luke means when he says reading is another door in the wall.
3. Describe what happens to cause Robin’s outburst in Section 3, and Brother Matthew’s response.
4. Describe the first morning on the road in Section 5. What did the group eat, and who did they meet?
5. 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?
6. What happens when Robin goes fishing, and how does this help him gain upper body strength, and determination?
7. What does Robin mean when he says “hunger sauced it better than the finest cook could have done”?
8. Explain what Robin begins crafting for himself in Section 4, and why it is so important for him to craft this item.
9. Describe St. Mark’s, including the various areas mentioned in the book.
10. Describe how Brother Matthew plans to securely attach the two parts to the cross.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain what happens to Robin’s parents at the beginning of the novel, and describe their reappearance later in the novel. Do you think his parents were right to leave him alone, with only the servants? Do you think this is common, during the time of the novel? How did Robin feel about his parents’ departure? How does he feel at the end of the novel, when they return?
Essay Topic 2
Food plays an important role in the novel. How does food force Robin into accepting Brother Luke in the beginning of the novel? How does Brother Luke entice Robin to eat as he is preoccupied with whittling? When Brother Luke, Robin, and John all stop to eat after traveling all day, Robin mentions “hunger sauced it better than the finest cook could have done” (pg. 52). What does this mean? What does hunger teach Robin? How is food used to gain Robin a friend in D’Ath? How is food used by John’s mother in the novel? How is it used to celebrate at the end of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the character of Brother Luke with the character of Sir Peter. What are their similarities? What are their differences? How does each character help Robin in the story? Why does each character take the time to try to help Robin? What does this say about the role of different classes in the life of Robin?
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