Crispin: The Cross of Lead Chapters 25–30 quiz

“Then it is all a sham. You were only being blamed for what someone else did.” What is a synonym for the word 'sham'?

• fake

• truth

• plan

• gift

Refusing, he railed at the top of his voice, threatening to inflict upon me every kind of grisly torture if I didn’t comply.

What is the synonym for the word railed?

• shouted

• whispered

• laughed

• sighed

At first, his shouted warnings terrified me. But as the day wore on, I realized he was mostly bluster.

What is the synonym for the word bluster?

• boasting

• fear

• silence

• truth

At that place, it meandered among low hills, so that we never had a clear view for very far.

Which word is a synonym for "meandered"?

• wandered

• jumped

• stopped

• crashed

“He led me into a small spinney, ample enough to hide us from view.”

What is a synonym for the word 'spinney'?

• thicket

• meadow

• valley

• desert

He ruffled his beard. “It’s a private matter.” Then he added, as if to mollify me, “I’ve promised to be there. And so I must.”

Which of the following is a synonym for the word 'mollify' as used in the sentence above?

• calm

• anger

• ignore

• excite

Then, when he stepped forward and snatched a mazer from the hands of one of the onlookers and added it to the revolving mix, there was laughter and applause.

What is a synonym for the underlined word "mazer" in the sentence above?

• cup

• table

• book

• coin

In Chapter 25, when Crispin tells Bear, “I don’t understand you... What are you?” Bear says he is “a man, nothing more or less.” When Bear asks Crispin what he is, what does Crispin answer? Why does he say this?

• Crispin answers that he is nothing because he has nothing and no one.

• Crispin answers that he is a servant because he serves Bear.

• Crispin answers that he is a boy because he is still young.

• Crispin answers that he is a peasant because he was born into a poor family.

Bear has Crispin look at his reflection in a stream. Then he cuts Crispin's hair and has him wash his face. Then he points out to Crispin how much he's changed. By the end of this section, Crispin realizes that

• he's changed on the inside as well as the outside

• he's the same as he's always been - a nothing

• he is extremely handsome and should become an actor

• he is Bear's long lost son

How does Bear discover that there are men guarding a bridge on the road, and what does Crispin realize afterward?

• Bear notices a flock of agitated pigeons. Crispin realizes that he has to be more aware of such signals.

• Bear hears rumors in the village, and Crispin realizes they are safe.

• Bear is told by a merchant, and Crispin realizes they can cross safely.

• Bear finds a secret path, and Crispin realizes the bridge is unguarded.