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Who carried the body of the narrator's mother to the village church?
Who carried the body of the narrator's mother to the village church?
- The narrator
- John Aycliffe
- The priest (correct)
- The villagers
What was the weather like during the burial?
What was the weather like during the burial?
- Cloudy and windy
- Sunny and warm
- Rainy and muddy (correct)
- Snowy and cold
How did the villagers treat the narrator's mother in life?
How did the villagers treat the narrator's mother in life?
- They were kind and supportive
- They taunted and shunned her (correct)
- They were her friends
- They were indifferent
Who wore a hood attached to a flowing cape?
Who wore a hood attached to a flowing cape?
What did the stranger hand to Aycliffe?
What did the stranger hand to Aycliffe?
What did Aycliffe exclaim when he saw the document?
What did Aycliffe exclaim when he saw the document?
What did the narrator do when Aycliffe saw him?
What did the narrator do when Aycliffe saw him?
Who destroyed the protagonist's cottage?
Who destroyed the protagonist's cottage?
What did Kinsworthy use to set ablaze the protagonist's cottage?
What did Kinsworthy use to set ablaze the protagonist's cottage?
Where did the protagonist go to observe what was happening in the village?
Where did the protagonist go to observe what was happening in the village?
What was the purpose of the stone crosses in Stromford?
What was the purpose of the stone crosses in Stromford?
According to the text, who owned everything in the village?
According to the text, who owned everything in the village?
According to the text, who did the villagers belong to?
According to the text, who did the villagers belong to?
According to the text, what did the villagers need permission for?
According to the text, what did the villagers need permission for?
Who does the narrator trust the most?
Who does the narrator trust the most?
Who taunts the narrator the most?
Who taunts the narrator the most?
What is the narrator's social status?
What is the narrator's social status?
What is the value of the narrator's daily labor?
What is the value of the narrator's daily labor?
Who is in charge of the manor, the laws, and the peasants in the absence of Lord Furnival?
Who is in charge of the manor, the laws, and the peasants in the absence of Lord Furnival?
What are some of the penalties for transgressions under John Aycliffe's rule?
What are some of the penalties for transgressions under John Aycliffe's rule?
What does John Aycliffe require Asta's son to deliver to the manor house?
What does John Aycliffe require Asta's son to deliver to the manor house?
Why does Asta's son rush off toward the forest?
Why does Asta's son rush off toward the forest?
According to the text, who owned everything in the village?
According to the text, who owned everything in the village?
What did the villagers need permission for?
What did the villagers need permission for?
What are some of the penalties for transgressions under John Aycliffe's rule?
What are some of the penalties for transgressions under John Aycliffe's rule?
Who accompanied the narrator in carrying his mother's body to the village church?
Who accompanied the narrator in carrying his mother's body to the village church?
How did the villagers treat the narrator's mother in life?
How did the villagers treat the narrator's mother in life?
What did the narrator feel about himself in relation to the villagers?
What did the narrator feel about himself in relation to the villagers?
Who is the protagonist of the story?
Who is the protagonist of the story?
What is the setting of the story?
What is the setting of the story?
What is the narrator's relationship with his father?
What is the narrator's relationship with his father?
What event caused the protagonist to flee from Aycliffe?
What event caused the protagonist to flee from Aycliffe?
Who destroyed the protagonist's cottage?
Who destroyed the protagonist's cottage?
What was the narrator's reaction to the destruction of the cottage?
What was the narrator's reaction to the destruction of the cottage?
Where did the narrator go to get a better view of the village?
Where did the narrator go to get a better view of the village?
What was the narrator's impression of Lord Furnival's manor?
What was the narrator's impression of Lord Furnival's manor?
Who is the antagonist in the story?
Who is the antagonist in the story?
What is the protagonist's relationship to Asta?
What is the protagonist's relationship to Asta?
What is the punishment for poaching a stag?
What is the punishment for poaching a stag?
Why does the protagonist rush off toward the forest?
Why does the protagonist rush off toward the forest?
Who does the protagonist live with in a rented one-room dwelling?
Who does the protagonist live with in a rented one-room dwelling?
What is the narrator's perception of their own sin?
What is the narrator's perception of their own sin?
What is the value of the protagonist's daily labor, according to King Edward's royal decree?
What is the value of the protagonist's daily labor, according to King Edward's royal decree?
What does the narrator believe will continue to happen until the end of time?
What does the narrator believe will continue to happen until the end of time?
According to the text, how did the villagers treat the narrator's mother in life?
According to the text, how did the villagers treat the narrator's mother in life?
What did the narrator feel about himself in relation to the villagers?
What did the narrator feel about himself in relation to the villagers?
What did the narrator do when Aycliffe saw him?
What did the narrator do when Aycliffe saw him?
According to the text, who did the villagers belong to?
According to the text, who did the villagers belong to?
What did the stone crosses in Stromford mark?
What did the stone crosses in Stromford mark?
Who had to give permission for various activities in the village?
Who had to give permission for various activities in the village?
According to the text, what year did the narrator's life begin?
According to the text, what year did the narrator's life begin?
Who is the narrator's common name based on?
Who is the narrator's common name based on?
Who did the narrator's mother say died before the narrator's birth?
Who did the narrator's mother say died before the narrator's birth?
What is the narrator's perception of their own sin?
What is the narrator's perception of their own sin?
Who is in charge of the manor, the laws, and the peasants in the absence of Lord Furnival?
Who is in charge of the manor, the laws, and the peasants in the absence of Lord Furnival?
What are some of the penalties for transgressions under John Aycliffe's rule?
What are some of the penalties for transgressions under John Aycliffe's rule?
What did the narrator do when Aycliffe saw him?
What did the narrator do when Aycliffe saw him?
What did the villagers need permission for?
What did the villagers need permission for?
According to the text, what did the narrator and his mother eat for their daily meals?
According to the text, what did the narrator and his mother eat for their daily meals?
What did the narrator believe was the cause of his constant taunting and mockery?
What did the narrator believe was the cause of his constant taunting and mockery?
Who reminded the narrator and his mother that they were villeins bound to Lord Furnival?
Who reminded the narrator and his mother that they were villeins bound to Lord Furnival?
What was the value of the narrator's daily labor, as decreed by King Edward?
What was the value of the narrator's daily labor, as decreed by King Edward?
What was the narrator's purpose in climbing to the high rock near the forest edge?
What was the narrator's purpose in climbing to the high rock near the forest edge?
What was the purpose of the stone crosses in Stromford?
What was the purpose of the stone crosses in Stromford?
What was the narrator's perception of their own sin?
What was the narrator's perception of their own sin?
What was the narrator's impression of Lord Furnival's manor?
What was the narrator's impression of Lord Furnival's manor?
According to the text, how did the villagers treat the narrator's mother in life?
According to the text, how did the villagers treat the narrator's mother in life?
What did the narrator feel about himself in relation to the villagers?
What did the narrator feel about himself in relation to the villagers?
Who destroyed the protagonist's cottage?
Who destroyed the protagonist's cottage?
According to the text, what year did the narrator's life begin?
According to the text, what year did the narrator's life begin?
What did the narrator do when Aycliffe saw him?
What did the narrator do when Aycliffe saw him?
What did the villagers need permission for?
What did the villagers need permission for?
Who destroyed the protagonist's cottage?
Who destroyed the protagonist's cottage?
Who is the protagonist of the story?
Who is the protagonist of the story?
What was the narrator's perception of their own sin?
What was the narrator's perception of their own sin?
What did the narrator do when Aycliffe saw him?
What did the narrator do when Aycliffe saw him?
What is the value of the narrator's daily labor?
What is the value of the narrator's daily labor?
According to the text, who owned everything in the village?
According to the text, who owned everything in the village?
What did the stone crosses in Stromford mark?
What did the stone crosses in Stromford mark?
How did the villagers treat the narrator's mother in life?
How did the villagers treat the narrator's mother in life?
Who lived in the grandest house in the village?
Who lived in the grandest house in the village?
What was the purpose of the stone crosses in Stromford?
What was the purpose of the stone crosses in Stromford?
What did the mill in the village primarily grind?
What did the mill in the village primarily grind?
What did the protagonist do when they reached the high rock near the forest edge?
What did the protagonist do when they reached the high rock near the forest edge?
Who is responsible for enforcing the laws and punishing transgressions in the absence of Lord Furnival?
Who is responsible for enforcing the laws and punishing transgressions in the absence of Lord Furnival?
What are some of the penalties for transgressions under John Aycliffe's rule?
What are some of the penalties for transgressions under John Aycliffe's rule?
What did the protagonist's mother remind them and their mother of?
What did the protagonist's mother remind them and their mother of?
What did John Aycliffe command the protagonist to do in regards to their ox?
What did John Aycliffe command the protagonist to do in regards to their ox?
According to the text, what year did the narrator's life begin?
According to the text, what year did the narrator's life begin?
What did the stranger hand to Aycliffe?
What did the stranger hand to Aycliffe?
What did the villagers need permission for?
What did the villagers need permission for?
Who is the protagonist of the story?
Who is the protagonist of the story?
According to the text, how did the villagers treat the narrator's mother in life?
According to the text, how did the villagers treat the narrator's mother in life?
What was the purpose of the stone crosses in Stromford?
What was the purpose of the stone crosses in Stromford?
Who is in charge of the manor, the laws, and the peasants in the absence of Lord Furnival?
Who is in charge of the manor, the laws, and the peasants in the absence of Lord Furnival?
Who did the narrator confide in about being taunted by others?
Who did the narrator confide in about being taunted by others?
What was the narrator's perception of their own sin?
What was the narrator's perception of their own sin?
What was the narrator's relationship with their mother?
What was the narrator's relationship with their mother?
What was the value of the narrator's daily labor, as decreed by King Edward?
What was the value of the narrator's daily labor, as decreed by King Edward?
According to the text, who owned everything in the village?
According to the text, who owned everything in the village?
What did the stone crosses in Stromford mark?
What did the stone crosses in Stromford mark?
What did the villagers need permission for?
What did the villagers need permission for?
Which of the following best describes the narrator's perception of the manor house?
Which of the following best describes the narrator's perception of the manor house?
What is the purpose of the stone crosses in Stromford?
What is the purpose of the stone crosses in Stromford?
What is the primary function of the mill in the village?
What is the primary function of the mill in the village?
What does the narrator hope to gain by climbing the high rock near the forest edge?
What does the narrator hope to gain by climbing the high rock near the forest edge?
According to the text, what did John Aycliffe command the protagonist to do in regards to their ox?
According to the text, what did John Aycliffe command the protagonist to do in regards to their ox?
According to the text, who is responsible for enforcing the laws and punishing transgressions in the absence of Lord Furnival?
According to the text, who is responsible for enforcing the laws and punishing transgressions in the absence of Lord Furnival?
According to the text, what are some of the penalties for transgressions under John Aycliffe's rule?
According to the text, what are some of the penalties for transgressions under John Aycliffe's rule?
According to the text, what did the narrator feel about himself in relation to the villagers?
According to the text, what did the narrator feel about himself in relation to the villagers?
What were some of the professions of the people on the road?
What were some of the professions of the people on the road?
What did the helmeted soldiers carry with them?
What did the helmeted soldiers carry with them?
What impressed the narrator the most about the people on the road?
What impressed the narrator the most about the people on the road?
Which time of day did the narrator step away from the back door of the Green Man?
Which time of day did the narrator step away from the back door of the Green Man?
Where did the narrator go after stepping into the alley?
Where did the narrator go after stepping into the alley?
What did the narrator notice about Great Wexly as they went about the town?
What did the narrator notice about Great Wexly as they went about the town?
What did the narrator compare the town of Great Wexly to?
What did the narrator compare the town of Great Wexly to?
What did Bear advise the narrator to do if stopped by the soldiers at the gate?
What did Bear advise the narrator to do if stopped by the soldiers at the gate?
What did the narrator and Bear do to gain entry into Great Wexly without any trouble?
What did the narrator and Bear do to gain entry into Great Wexly without any trouble?
How did the narrator describe the noise and chaos within Great Wexly?
How did the narrator describe the noise and chaos within Great Wexly?
What did Father Quinel tell the narrator about a moment of silence in the midst of talk?
What did Father Quinel tell the narrator about a moment of silence in the midst of talk?
What did Widow Daventry bring to the narrator and Bear in the room?
What did Widow Daventry bring to the narrator and Bear in the room?
What did Bear reveal about the room in the solar?
What did Bear reveal about the room in the solar?
What did the narrator do before deciding to wander the town?
What did the narrator do before deciding to wander the town?
Which of the following best describes the atmosphere of Stromford Village?
Which of the following best describes the atmosphere of Stromford Village?
What is the narrator's reaction to the stench in Great Wexly?
What is the narrator's reaction to the stench in Great Wexly?
What is the significance of the black cloth draped with intertwining ribbons of blue and gold?
What is the significance of the black cloth draped with intertwining ribbons of blue and gold?
What do the wooden images hanging from buildings in Great Wexly signify?
What do the wooden images hanging from buildings in Great Wexly signify?
What is the Widow Daventry's reaction when she sees Bear?
What is the Widow Daventry's reaction when she sees Bear?
What does the Widow Daventry do to Bear when she sees him?
What does the Widow Daventry do to Bear when she sees him?
What is the Widow Daventry's reaction when she learns about Lord Furnival's death?
What is the Widow Daventry's reaction when she learns about Lord Furnival's death?
What does the Widow Daventry reveal about Lord Furnival's widow?
What does the Widow Daventry reveal about Lord Furnival's widow?
Which group of people did the narrator see hauling goods along the road?
Which group of people did the narrator see hauling goods along the road?
What did the narrator notice about the way people dressed?
What did the narrator notice about the way people dressed?
How did people react when they saw Bear coming?
How did people react when they saw Bear coming?
Which of the following best describes the town of Great Wexly?
Which of the following best describes the town of Great Wexly?
Who guards the entryway into Great Wexly?
Who guards the entryway into Great Wexly?
What is the purpose of the circle of walls surrounding Great Wexly?
What is the purpose of the circle of walls surrounding Great Wexly?
How do Bear and the narrator gain entry into Great Wexly without any trouble?
How do Bear and the narrator gain entry into Great Wexly without any trouble?
Who is the Widow Daventry?
Who is the Widow Daventry?
What is Bear's relationship with the narrator?
What is Bear's relationship with the narrator?
What news does the Widow Daventry reveal about Lord Furnival?
What news does the Widow Daventry reveal about Lord Furnival?
Who is likely to inherit Lord Furnival's property?
Who is likely to inherit Lord Furnival's property?
Why did the narrator decide not to use the front door of the tavern?
Why did the narrator decide not to use the front door of the tavern?
What time of day did the narrator step away from the back door of the Green Man?
What time of day did the narrator step away from the back door of the Green Man?
What was the condition of the alley the narrator entered through the small door?
What was the condition of the alley the narrator entered through the small door?
What assaulted the narrator's senses the most in Great Wexly?
What assaulted the narrator's senses the most in Great Wexly?
What type of buildings were most common in Great Wexly?
What type of buildings were most common in Great Wexly?
What were the wooden images hanging from numerous buildings in Great Wexly for?
What were the wooden images hanging from numerous buildings in Great Wexly for?
Where does Bear take the narrator in Great Wexly?
Where does Bear take the narrator in Great Wexly?
What did Bear do with his dagger before leaving the room?
What did Bear do with his dagger before leaving the room?
What did the narrator observe about the room in the solar?
What did the narrator observe about the room in the solar?
What did the Widow Daventry bring to the room in a bowl?
What did the Widow Daventry bring to the room in a bowl?
Why did the narrator decide to leave the room and explore the town?
Why did the narrator decide to leave the room and explore the town?
Which room in the house does the narrator find that is filled with gold and jewels?
Which room in the house does the narrator find that is filled with gold and jewels?
What is scattered all over the table in the room with the hearth?
What is scattered all over the table in the room with the hearth?
What is the narrator's initial impression of the amount of wealth in the room with the gold and jewels?
What is the narrator's initial impression of the amount of wealth in the room with the gold and jewels?
Who does the narrator believe is being held in the Furnivals' palace?
Who does the narrator believe is being held in the Furnivals' palace?
What reason does John Ball give for not being able to trust the narrator?
What reason does John Ball give for not being able to trust the narrator?
What does the narrator see when they peek out at the palace?
What does the narrator see when they peek out at the palace?
What is the narrator's motivation for wanting to help Bear?
What is the narrator's motivation for wanting to help Bear?
What does the Widow Daventry tell the protagonist to do?
What does the Widow Daventry tell the protagonist to do?
What does the protagonist take with them before leaving the tavern?
What does the protagonist take with them before leaving the tavern?
What does the man who guides the protagonist have wrapped around his neck?
What does the man who guides the protagonist have wrapped around his neck?
What does the protagonist see hanging over the door of the White Stag tavern?
What does the protagonist see hanging over the door of the White Stag tavern?
Which of the following best describes the narrator's method of entry into the palace?
Which of the following best describes the narrator's method of entry into the palace?
What did the narrator use to pull himself up to the balcony?
What did the narrator use to pull himself up to the balcony?
What did the narrator see when they entered the dim and narrow hall?
What did the narrator see when they entered the dim and narrow hall?
What did the narrator do with the dagger they found in the room with the weapons?
What did the narrator do with the dagger they found in the room with the weapons?
Why does Widow Daventry want the narrator to leave and never return to these parts?
Why does Widow Daventry want the narrator to leave and never return to these parts?
What revelation leads the narrator to understand the way they and their mother had lived for so many years?
What revelation leads the narrator to understand the way they and their mother had lived for so many years?
What does the narrator realize about their own identity after learning the truth about their father?
What does the narrator realize about their own identity after learning the truth about their father?
What is the narrator's resolve after realizing the role Bear played in their life?
What is the narrator's resolve after realizing the role Bear played in their life?
What did Lady Furnival do to ensure that Crispin would not be a threat to her power?
What did Lady Furnival do to ensure that Crispin would not be a threat to her power?
What is the significance of Crispin's noble blood?
What is the significance of Crispin's noble blood?
Why did Bear not tell Crispin about his true identity?
Why did Bear not tell Crispin about his true identity?
