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Crispin by Avi Novel Review

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