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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 Robin put on his creation in Section 4 to complete it?

2. What does Brother Luke begin teaching Robin to do in Section 4?

3. What happens with the plague at the beginning of Section 3?

4. Who arrives to finally help Robin in Section 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe what Robin sees and hears during his first days at St. Mark’s.

3. Describe Brother Luke’s arrival in Section 1, and Robin’s reaction.

4. Describe Robin’s actions, in relation to Ellen, at the beginning of the novel.

5. Describe the first morning on the road in Section 5. What did the group eat, and who did they meet?

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

7. Describe how Robin comes to the nickname Crookshanks.

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Brother Luke not only helps Robin strength his body, but also his mind and his spirit. How does Brother Luke help Robin strengthen his body? How about his mind? And his spirit? How do the other monks help these processes? What is the outcome for Robin? Why does Brother Luke place such emphasis on all three areas of Robin’s life?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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