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Crispin by Avi Novel Review

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  • While out in the town, where does Crispin see Steward Aycliffe?
    At Lord Furnival's manor.
    In the marketplace.
    At the front of the inn.
    In the cathedral.
  • What does Bear say his father did to him when he was young?
    Sold him into slavery.
    Made him learn to steal.
    Gave him over to the church.
    Beat him every day.
  • What does the man tell Crispin the punishment for theft is?
    A public beating
    Cutting off a hand
    Prison for one year
    Hanging
  • How does Father Quinel tell the boy he can become free?
    He can move to another country.
    He can find his father.
    He can escape for a year and a day.
    He can kill Steward Aycliffe.
  • In what year does the story take place?
    500
    1500
    1377
    1300
  • When Crispin finally arrives at Furnival's castle, from where does he get a dagger?
    The palace armory.
    From one of the brotherhood.
    From a sleeping guard.
    From a servant.
  • Where are Bear and Crispin given a place to sleep in the inn?
    In a hidden room behind the pantry
    In the cellar
    On the fourth floor
    In the attic
  • What does Bear pretend when looking at Crispin's cross?
    Bear says the cross belongs to him.
    Bear says he cannot read the words on it.
    Bear says he cannot touch the cross.
    Bear says he knows who owns the cross.
  • What does Father Quinel give to the boy?
    A silver cross.
    A dagger for protection.
    A lead cross.
    A small book.
  • Who is pleased to see Bear at the Green Man Tavern?
    Goodwife Peregrine
    Widow Daventry
    John Aycliffe
    John Ball
  • While in their place in the inn, what does Bear tell Crispin to do?
    Practice his writing.
    Stay in the room.
    Take a long-needed bath.
    Go and explore the marketplace.
  • What does Crispin later discover about Father Quinel?
    He is hiding in wait for Crispin.
    He has left the village.
    He has lost his cross and is looking for it.
    He has been murdered.
  • What do Aycliffe and the bailiff do to the boy's home after he is spotted listening to their conversation?
    They do not locate his home.
    They ransack his home and take all his possessions.
    They burn his home.
    They place guards around it in case the boy returns.
  • Who do Bear and Crispin discover has recently died?
    Lord Furnival
    Lady Furnival
    the Bishop of Canterbury
    King Edward
  • What does Crispin decide to do when threatened by Bear?
    Serve Bear
    Kill the man
    Eat the man's food
    Run away
  • What does Bear continue doing as he and Crispin travel?
    He backtracks the trail.
    He teaches Crispin to read and write.
    He teaches Crispin to become a performer.
    He leaves misleading clues as to where they are going.
  • What does Aycliffe accuse the boy of doing?
    Breaking into the manor and stealing.
    Trying to kill Aycliffe.
    Robbing the church.
    Practicing witchcraft.
  • When Crispin is approached by Aycliffe in Furnival's castle chapel, what does Crispin reveal to Aycliffe?
    Lady Furnival has recognized Crispin as the new lord.
    Crispin is Aycliffe's cousin.
    King Edward is Crispin's father.
    Crispin is Lord Furnival's son.
  • What is a wolf's head?
    A person anyone can kill.
    A type of beer.
    A tavern in the village.
    An image on a coin.
  • What does Crispin do when confronted by two men?
    He kills one of them with a dagger.
    He gives himself up.
    He throws a rock at one and knocks him out.
    He knocks into one and escapes.
  • While on the search for the captured Bear, where does Crispin find John Ball?
    The Green Tavern
    The White Stag
    The cathedral.
    Just outside the city gates.
  • How does John Ball respond to Crispin's plea to help him find Bear?
    Ball wants Crispin and Bear out of the city by daybreak.
    Ball will not help Crispin find Bear.
    Ball has already sent men to rescue Bear.
    Ball says Bear is their enemy.
  • When Crispin escapes to a new town, what is distinguishing about the person he sees?
    He has a bushy red beard.
    He is short and scrawny.
    He is carrying a gun.
    He has no clothes on.
  • What does the boy find out about his mother?
    She was the daughter of King Edward.
    She is not really dead.
    She was related to Steward Aycliffe.
    She could read and write.
  • What does Crispin's cross later reveal?
    Crispin's mother was married to Lord Furnival.
    Crispin is Lord Furnival's son.
    Crispin is the son of the late Father Quinel.
    Crispin is King Edward's son.
  • Where does Father Quinel tell the boy to go?
    To the church's basement.
    To France.
    To the cathedral in London.
    To Goodwife Peregine's house.
  • What does Crispin decide to do when Bear leaves him alone in their room?
    Go see the priest.
    Sleep.
    Explore the city on his own.
    Sneak into the kitchen for food.
  • Who looks at Crispin and Bear with hatred as they are entertaining the villagers in Lodgecot?
    a priest
    an elderly woman
    a one-eyed man
    a dull-witted boy
  • In the battle to leave the city, what does Bear do when Aycliffe is distracted?
    He collapses.
    He throws Aycliffe on the soldiers' spears.
    He kills Aycliffe.
    He knocks Aycliffe into the guards and runs.
  • What offer does Bear make to Crispin one night?
    He offers to take Crispin to his father.
    He offers to set Crispin free at the next village.
    He offers Crispin a salary for performing.
    He offers to make Crispin his apprentice.
  • What instrument does Bear teach Crispin to play?
    recorder
    guitar
    drums
    flute
  • What position does John Aycliffe hold in the village?
    Loyal knight
    Constaple
    Lord of the manor
    Steward of the manor
  • When soldiers raid the meeting with Bear, John Ball, and the rebels, who is taken captive?
    John Ball
    Bear
    Widow Daventry
    Crispin
  • Upon whose conversation does Crispin eavesdrop when he is supposed to be sleeping?
    John Ball and Widow Daventry
    Widow Daventry and John Aycliffe
    John Ball and Bear
    Bear and Widow Daventry
  • What does the man Crispin meets tell Crispin?
    He does not need another mouth to feed.
    He is wanted by the law.
    He will take Crispin as a son.
    He says Crispin now has a new lord to serve.
  • To whom does the boy go to for help after his mother dies?
    Bear
    Lord Furnival
    Father Quinel
    Widow Daventry
  • What is the first thing the boy is told about himself?
    He is told his name.
    He is told who his grandfather is.
    He is told he is the son of the king and heir to the throne.
    He is told who his father is.
  • What does Bear first teach Crispin?
    How to shoe a horse.
    How to use a sword.
    How to read and write.
    How to juggle and sing.
  • As Bear and Crispin leave Great Wexly, where does Crispin place the cross?
    On the ground next to Aycliffe.
    On Aycliffe's body.
    Around his own neck.
    Next to the city wall.
  • What does Aycliffe swear to Crispin?
    To convince Lady Furnival to accept Crispin's claim.
    To safely escort Crispin and Bear from the city.
    An oath to let Crispin and Bear leave the city.
    To be honest in his dealings.
  • Who finds the wandering Crispin?
    John Ball
    Widow Daventry
    Bear
    John Aycliffe
  • What does Bear want to do about his country?
    He wants to continue serfdom.
    He wants to institute a constitutional monarchy.
    He wants to bring liberty and freedom to the commoners.
    He wants to kill the king.
  • Where is Bear going when Crispin meets him?
    Great Wexly
    France
    London
    Wellington
  • What is the name of the village where the boy lives in the beginning?
    Wexly
    Stromford
    Blystown
    Victoria
  • Who is the rich lady on a horse?
    Lady Furnival.
    Lady Furnival's daughter.
    Crispin's grandmother.
    King Edward's wife, the queen.
  • What does Crispin see as he opens the window in his room?
    John Ball leaving the inn.
    John Aycliffe leaving the inn.
    A figure watching him from the street.
    Lady Furnival and John Aycliffe talking.
  • What does Crispin promise Aycliffe if he and Bear are allowed to leave?
    Crispin will go back to Stromford.
    He'll give Aycliffe the cross and his claim as heir.
    Crispin will not kill Lady Furnival.
    Crispin will appoint Aycliffe as his lord.
  • What does Bear tell Crispin about Furnival?
    He cannot fight at all.
    He is a decent lord.
    He is a cruel, greedy and arrogant man.
    He is a good soldier.
  • What does Crispin show to Aycliffe to prove who he is?
    A ring with Crispin's coat of arms.
    His cross.
    Lord Furnival's necklace given to Crispin by his mother.
    A letter of proof.
  • What does Aycliffe do that is immoral?
    Breaks his oath and calls on others to kill Crispin.
    Kills himself.
    Kills Bear.
    Kills Lady Furnival.
  • In the beginning of the book, the main character is known as...
    Asta's son
  • What happens when Bear and Crispin reach the entrance to Great Wexly?
    A soldier recognizes Bear.
    Crispin faints from the smell of the city.
    There are soldiers looking for someone.
    Bear sees someone he knows.
  • What does Crispin tell Bear about his cross?
    The priest had said it was from the time of Christ.
    His mother wrote on it.
    His mother found it in the woods.
    His father left it with his mother for him.
  • When does Bear think will be the best time for rebellion?
    When Lord Furnival dies.
    When the Lady Furnival dies.
    When the French Revolution is successful.
    When King Edward dies.