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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?

  • Cloudy and windy
  • Sunny and warm
  • Rainy and muddy (correct)
  • Snowy and cold

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?

<p>The stranger (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the stranger hand to Aycliffe?

<p>A document (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Aycliffe exclaim when he saw the document?

<p>By the bowels of Christ (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the narrator do when Aycliffe saw him?

<p>Flee (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who destroyed the protagonist's cottage?

<p>Kinsworthy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Kinsworthy use to set ablaze the protagonist's cottage?

<p>A flint (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did the protagonist go to observe what was happening in the village?

<p>The forest (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the stone crosses in Stromford?

<p>To mark the village's boundaries (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, who owned everything in the village?

<p>Lord Furnival (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, who did the villagers belong to?

<p>The Lord (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what did the villagers need permission for?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who does the narrator trust the most?

<p>His mother (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who taunts the narrator the most?

<p>His friends (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the narrator's social status?

<p>Villein (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the value of the narrator's daily labor?

<p>A farthing (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is in charge of the manor, the laws, and the peasants in the absence of Lord Furnival?

<p>John Aycliffe (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the penalties for transgressions under John Aycliffe's rule?

<p>Whipping, clipping of the ear, imprisonment, or a cut-off hand (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does John Aycliffe require Asta's son to deliver to the manor house?

<p>His ox (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does Asta's son rush off toward the forest?

<p>To escape his sorrow (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, who owned everything in the village?

<p>Lord Furnival (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the villagers need permission for?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the penalties for transgressions under John Aycliffe's rule?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who accompanied the narrator in carrying his mother's body to the village church?

<p>The priest (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did the villagers treat the narrator's mother in life?

<p>They shunned her (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the narrator feel about himself in relation to the villagers?

<p>Ashamed (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the protagonist of the story?

<p>Asta's son (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the setting of the story?

<p>Stromford Village (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the narrator's relationship with his father?

<p>He never knew his father (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What event caused the protagonist to flee from Aycliffe?

<p>Aycliffe attacked him with a sword (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who destroyed the protagonist's cottage?

<p>The villagers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the narrator's reaction to the destruction of the cottage?

<p>Unsettled (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did the narrator go to get a better view of the village?

<p>A high rock near the forest edge (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the narrator's impression of Lord Furnival's manor?

<p>High, mighty, and impenetrable (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the antagonist in the story?

<p>John Aycliffe (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the protagonist's relationship to Asta?

<p>Son (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the punishment for poaching a stag?

<p>Cut-off hand (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does the protagonist rush off toward the forest?

<p>To escape John Aycliffe (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who does the protagonist live with in a rented one-room dwelling?

<p>The narrator's mother (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the narrator's perception of their own sin?

<p>They believe their sin is embedded in them (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the value of the protagonist's daily labor, according to King Edward's royal decree?

<p>A quarterpenny (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the narrator believe will continue to happen until the end of time?

<p>Their life will remain unchanged (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, how did the villagers treat the narrator's mother in life?

<p>They taunted her (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the narrator feel about himself in relation to the villagers?

<p>He felt inferior to them (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the narrator do when Aycliffe saw him?

<p>He ran away (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, who did the villagers belong to?

<p>Lord Furnival (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the stone crosses in Stromford mark?

<p>The boundaries of the village (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who had to give permission for various activities in the village?

<p>The steward (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what year did the narrator's life begin?

<p>1363 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the narrator's common name based on?

<p>His mother's name (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who did the narrator's mother say died before the narrator's birth?

<p>The narrator's father (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the narrator's perception of their own sin?

<p>They believe they are being punished by God (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is in charge of the manor, the laws, and the peasants in the absence of Lord Furnival?

<p>John Aycliffe (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the penalties for transgressions under John Aycliffe's rule?

<p>Whipping, clipping of the ear, imprisonment, or a cut-off hand (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the narrator do when Aycliffe saw him?

<p>The narrator hid behind a tree (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the villagers need permission for?

<p>To build a new house (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what did the narrator and his mother eat for their daily meals?

<p>Barley bread and watered ale (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the narrator believe was the cause of his constant taunting and mockery?

<p>A sin embedded in him (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who reminded the narrator and his mother that they were villeins bound to Lord Furnival?

<p>John Aycliffe (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the value of the narrator's daily labor, as decreed by King Edward?

<p>A farthing (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the narrator's purpose in climbing to the high rock near the forest edge?

<p>To get a better view of the village (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the stone crosses in Stromford?

<p>To serve as religious symbols (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the narrator's perception of their own sin?

<p>They felt burdened by their sins (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the narrator's impression of Lord Furnival's manor?

<p>It was grand and impenetrable (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, how did the villagers treat the narrator's mother in life?

<p>They taunted and shunned her (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the narrator feel about himself in relation to the villagers?

<p>He felt inferior and ashamed (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who destroyed the protagonist's cottage?

<p>The villagers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what year did the narrator's life begin?

<p>1363 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the narrator do when Aycliffe saw him?

<p>The narrator turned and fled (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the villagers need permission for?

<p>To leave the village (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who destroyed the protagonist's cottage?

<p>Aycliffe (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the protagonist of the story?

<p>The narrator (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the narrator's perception of their own sin?

<p>They believed they were a sinner desperate to root out a sin (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the narrator do when Aycliffe saw him?

<p>The narrator hid in the forest (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the value of the narrator's daily labor?

<p>A farthing (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, who owned everything in the village?

<p>Lord Furnival (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the stone crosses in Stromford mark?

<p>The boundaries of the village (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did the villagers treat the narrator's mother in life?

<p>With cruelty and disdain (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who lived in the grandest house in the village?

<p>The lord (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the stone crosses in Stromford?

<p>To mark the village's boundaries (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the mill in the village primarily grind?

<p>Wheat and barley (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the protagonist do when they reached the high rock near the forest edge?

<p>Climbed to the top and observed the village (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is responsible for enforcing the laws and punishing transgressions in the absence of Lord Furnival?

<p>John Aycliffe (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the penalties for transgressions under John Aycliffe's rule?

<p>Whipping, clipping of the ear, imprisonment, or cut-off hand (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the protagonist's mother remind them and their mother of?

<p>That they were villeins bound to Lord Furnival (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did John Aycliffe command the protagonist to do in regards to their ox?

<p>Deliver it to the manor house as a death tax (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what year did the narrator's life begin?

<p>1363 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the stranger hand to Aycliffe?

<p>A parchment packet (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the villagers need permission for?

<p>To attend church (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the protagonist of the story?

<p>Asta's son (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, how did the villagers treat the narrator's mother in life?

<p>They taunted and shunned her (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the stone crosses in Stromford?

<p>To ward off evil spirits (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is in charge of the manor, the laws, and the peasants in the absence of Lord Furnival?

<p>John Aycliffe (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who did the narrator confide in about being taunted by others?

<p>Father Quinel (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the narrator's perception of their own sin?

<p>They believed there was some sin embedded in them (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the narrator's relationship with their mother?

<p>Close and supportive (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the value of the narrator's daily labor, as decreed by King Edward?

<p>A farthing (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, who owned everything in the village?

<p>Lord Furnival owned everything (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the stone crosses in Stromford mark?

<p>The boundaries of the village (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the villagers need permission for?

<p>To perform various activities (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the narrator's perception of the manor house?

<p>A symbol of oppression and power (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the stone crosses in Stromford?

<p>To mark the boundaries of the village (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the mill in the village?

<p>To grind wheat and barley (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the narrator hope to gain by climbing the high rock near the forest edge?

<p>Insight into the villagers' intentions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what did John Aycliffe command the protagonist to do in regards to their ox?

<p>Take the ox to the manor house (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, who is responsible for enforcing the laws and punishing transgressions in the absence of Lord Furnival?

<p>John Aycliffe (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what are some of the penalties for transgressions under John Aycliffe's rule?

<p>Whipping, clipping of the ear, imprisonment, or a cut-off hand (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what did the narrator feel about himself in relation to the villagers?

<p>Inferior and mocked (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were some of the professions of the people on the road?

<p>Soldiers, tax collectors, and traders (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the helmeted soldiers carry with them?

<p>Long yew bows and quivers of arrows (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What impressed the narrator the most about the people on the road?

<p>The great variety of colors in their clothing (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which time of day did the narrator step away from the back door of the Green Man?

<p>Afternoon (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did the narrator go after stepping into the alley?

<p>Main street (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the narrator notice about Great Wexly as they went about the town?

<p>It was chaotic and bustling (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the narrator compare the town of Great Wexly to?

<p>A dense forest (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Bear advise the narrator to do if stopped by the soldiers at the gate?

<p>Run away and head into a crowd (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the narrator and Bear do to gain entry into Great Wexly without any trouble?

<p>The narrator played the pipe and Bear danced (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did the narrator describe the noise and chaos within Great Wexly?

<p>Like a flock of crows screaming at one another in a crowded field of new-threshed wheat (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Father Quinel tell the narrator about a moment of silence in the midst of talk?

<p>It means Death's Angel is close at hand (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Widow Daventry bring to the narrator and Bear in the room?

<p>A bowl with meat in thick sauce (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Bear reveal about the room in the solar?

<p>It has a hiding place in the wall (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the narrator do before deciding to wander the town?

<p>Ate the food Widow Daventry brought (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the atmosphere of Stromford Village?

<p>Chaotic and crowded (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the narrator's reaction to the stench in Great Wexly?

<p>They are overwhelmed and want to faint (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the black cloth draped with intertwining ribbons of blue and gold?

<p>It signifies mourning for someone important who has died (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do the wooden images hanging from buildings in Great Wexly signify?

<p>They represent the different trades and goods sold in the buildings (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Widow Daventry's reaction when she sees Bear?

<p>She laughs and embraces him (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Widow Daventry do to Bear when she sees him?

<p>She pulls his beard and tweaks his cheek (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Widow Daventry's reaction when she learns about Lord Furnival's death?

<p>She is shocked and saddened (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Widow Daventry reveal about Lord Furnival's widow?

<p>She is unlikely to give up her new powers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group of people did the narrator see hauling goods along the road?

<p>Tradesmen and traders (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the narrator notice about the way people dressed?

<p>They wore a great variety of colors (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did people react when they saw Bear coming?

<p>They stepped aside and gazed at him in awe (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the town of Great Wexly?

<p>A fortified city with high walls (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who guards the entryway into Great Wexly?

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What is the purpose of the circle of walls surrounding Great Wexly?

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How do Bear and the narrator gain entry into Great Wexly without any trouble?

<p>They perform music and dance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the Widow Daventry?

<p>A large, buxom woman (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Bear's relationship with the narrator?

<p>Master (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What news does the Widow Daventry reveal about Lord Furnival?

<p>He has died (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is likely to inherit Lord Furnival's property?

<p>The Lady Furnival (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did the narrator decide not to use the front door of the tavern?

<p>To prevent others from seeing them (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What time of day did the narrator step away from the back door of the Green Man?

<p>Afternoon (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the condition of the alley the narrator entered through the small door?

<p>It had an unpleasant smell (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What assaulted the narrator's senses the most in Great Wexly?

<p>The stench in the air (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of buildings were most common in Great Wexly?

<p>Timber and mortar houses (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were the wooden images hanging from numerous buildings in Great Wexly for?

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Where does Bear take the narrator in Great Wexly?

<p>The Green Man tavern (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Bear do with his dagger before leaving the room?

<p>He hid it under his tunic (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the narrator observe about the room in the solar?

<p>It had a secret hiding place (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Widow Daventry bring to the room in a bowl?

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Why did the narrator decide to leave the room and explore the town?

<p>He was curious about the town (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which room in the house does the narrator find that is filled with gold and jewels?

<p>The church-like room (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is scattered all over the table in the room with the hearth?

<p>Remains of a feast (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the narrator's initial impression of the amount of wealth in the room with the gold and jewels?

<p>It is more wealth than the narrator could have imagined (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who does the narrator believe is being held in the Furnivals' palace?

<p>Bear (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What reason does John Ball give for not being able to trust the narrator?

<p>The narrator is a spy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the narrator see when they peek out at the palace?

<p>Two guards standing by the main doors (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the narrator's motivation for wanting to help Bear?

<p>Bear helped them escape (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Widow Daventry tell the protagonist to do?

<p>Go as far away as possible (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the protagonist take with them before leaving the tavern?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the man who guides the protagonist have wrapped around his neck?

<p>A dirty cloth (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the protagonist see hanging over the door of the White Stag tavern?

<p>A ghostlike image (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the narrator's method of entry into the palace?

<p>The narrator climbed up the palace walls using his hands and feet. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the narrator use to pull himself up to the balcony?

<p>A stone carving of a lion (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the narrator see when they entered the dim and narrow hall?

<p>A small storage closet (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the narrator do with the dagger they found in the room with the weapons?

<p>They left it behind and continued exploring. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does Widow Daventry want the narrator to leave and never return to these parts?

<p>Because the narrator is a possible claimant to the Furnival estate (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What revelation leads the narrator to understand the way they and their mother had lived for so many years?

<p>The knowledge of their father's identity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the narrator realize about their own identity after learning the truth about their father?

<p>They are Lord Furnival's son and Crispin (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the narrator's resolve after realizing the role Bear played in their life?

<p>To find a way to free Bear, even if it costs them their own life (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Lady Furnival do to ensure that Crispin would not be a threat to her power?

<p>She had him imprisoned (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of Crispin's noble blood?

<p>It makes him a target for his enemies (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did Bear not tell Crispin about his true identity?

<p>He wanted to protect Crispin (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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