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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 does Brother Luke explain about nicknames?

2. What does Robin join in as he listens to the monks in the corridor in Section 2?

3. What does Robin begin to make from within his little room in Section 2?

4. What spills all over Ellen in Section 1?

5. Why does Brother Luke keep making Robin continue?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Describe how Robin comes to the nickname Crookshanks.

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

4. Describe Robin’s letter to his father in Section 3. What does it say, and what is the tone?

5. What is expected of Robin, in terms of his future, and why is this at risk?

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The language in the novel is period specific. What does the use of the language add to the story? Would you have been as engrossed in the book had the language been more modern? Would it have been as convincing of a tale? What does this tell you about the use of period language in a period piece? Did you find the conversations easy to follow at the beginning of the novel? What did you notice by the end of the novel, in terms of your ability to comprehend conversations?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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