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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. Who resides in the almonry of St. Luke’s?

2. Who reads Robin the letter he receives in Section 5?

3. What spills all over Ellen in Section 1?

4. What does Robin begin crafting for himself in Section 4?

5. Where do Brother Luke, Brother Matthews, and Robin make camp the first night on their journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the group sleep the first night of their journey, and why does Robin think this is such an important adventure?

2. What does John-go-in-the-Wynd bring back for Robin in Section 5, and what is its significance to the novel, and to Robin?

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

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

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

6. Explain Robin’s secret in Section 4. What can he now do, and what does this show?

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

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

9. Explain what Brother Luke means when he says reading is another door in the wall.

10. Explain what happened to Robin that makes him require assistance.

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

When Robin accidentally slips using the chisel, and breaks his cross, what is his reaction? What does this show, in terms of his character? What is Brother Matthew’s response? What does he mean when he notes that a bad temper is not the best teacher? What does this lesson teach Robin?

Essay Topic 3

Sounds play an important role in the novel, from the church bells Robin uses to gauge time to the sounds of the monk footfalls outside his door to the role of the harp John-go-in-the-Wynd by the end of the novel. Discuss, in depth, why you think the author used sound so much in the novel. What do the sounds mean to Robin? To John and Brother Luke? What does the author convey by using the sounds Robin hears to set scenes?

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