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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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the stranger hand to Aycliffe?

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

    What did Aycliffe exclaim when he saw the document?

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

    What did the narrator do when Aycliffe saw him?

    <p>Flee</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who destroyed the protagonist's cottage?

    <p>Kinsworthy</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

    What was the purpose of the stone crosses in Stromford?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Who does the narrator trust the most?

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

    Who taunts the narrator the most?

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

    What is the narrator's social status?

    <p>Villein</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    What did the villagers need permission for?

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

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

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

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

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

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

    <p>Ashamed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is the protagonist of the story?

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

    What is the setting of the story?

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

    What is the narrator's relationship with his father?

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

    What event caused the protagonist to flee from Aycliffe?

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

    Who destroyed the protagonist's cottage?

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

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

    <p>Unsettled</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    Who is the antagonist in the story?

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

    What is the protagonist's relationship to Asta?

    <p>Son</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the punishment for poaching a stag?

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

    Why does the protagonist rush off toward the forest?

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

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

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

    What did the narrator do when Aycliffe saw him?

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

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

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

    What did the stone crosses in Stromford mark?

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

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

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

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

    <p>1363</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is the narrator's common name based on?

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

    What did the narrator do when Aycliffe saw him?

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

    What did the villagers need permission for?

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

    What was the purpose of the stone crosses in Stromford?

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

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

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

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

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

    Who destroyed the protagonist's cottage?

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

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

    <p>1363</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the narrator do when Aycliffe saw him?

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

    What did the villagers need permission for?

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

    Who destroyed the protagonist's cottage?

    <p>Aycliffe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is the protagonist of the story?

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

    What did the narrator do when Aycliffe saw him?

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

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

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

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

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

    What did the stone crosses in Stromford mark?

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

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

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

    Who lived in the grandest house in the village?

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

    What was the purpose of the stone crosses in Stromford?

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

    What did the mill in the village primarily grind?

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

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

    <p>1363</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the stranger hand to Aycliffe?

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

    What did the villagers need permission for?

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

    Who is the protagonist of the story?

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

    What was the purpose of the stone crosses in Stromford?

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

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

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

    What was the narrator's relationship with their mother?

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

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

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

    What did the stone crosses in Stromford mark?

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

    What did the villagers need permission for?

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

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

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

    What did the helmeted soldiers carry with them?

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

    Where did the narrator go after stepping into the alley?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Who guards the entryway into Great Wexly?

    <p>Soldiers with iron plates and glaives</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To keep enemies out</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    Who is the Widow Daventry?

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

    What is Bear's relationship with the narrator?

    <p>Master</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What news does the Widow Daventry reveal about Lord Furnival?

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

    Who is likely to inherit Lord Furnival's property?

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

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

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

    What type of buildings were most common in Great Wexly?

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

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

    <p>To inform passersby of the nature of the business or goods sold inside</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does Bear take the narrator in Great Wexly?

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

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

    <p>Meat in thick sauce with pieces of bread</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>Bear</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    What does the Widow Daventry tell the protagonist to do?

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

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

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

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

    <p>A dirty cloth</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</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.</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</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</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.</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</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</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</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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did Bear not tell Crispin about his true identity?

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

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