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The Door in the Wall

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Fie on thee for an impertinent lad!" Impertinent means

a)

rude; uncivil

b)

illumined

c)

untidy

2.

"Oh my goodness!" exclaimed Brother Luke fervently. Fervently means...

a)

buzzed

b)

alongside

c)

showing great passion

3.

He is one of Sir Peter's archers at Lindsay.

a)

Adam the minstrel

b)

Adam the bowman

c)

John-go-in-the-wynd

4.

He is the friar at St. Mark's who cares for Robin.

a)

Brother Luke

b)

Brother John

c)

Brother Mike

5.

This is a pie filled with fish or meat.

a)

paste

b)

pasty

c)

pasta

6.

A fortified tower within the walls of a castle is a ____.

a)

belfry

b)

embrasure

c)

keep

7.

Where is the setting in the story?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Italy

8.

What is the time period in the story?

a)

12th century

b)

18th century

c)

14th century

9.

Sir John de Buford gave updates about ______.

a)

the war

b)

Robin's mother

c)

the plague

d)

All of these answers.

10.

Sir John de Buford also told Robin to _____.

a)

stay with his mother

b)

go to Sir Lindsay's with Brother Luke

c)

stay with Brother Luke at the monastery

11.

What did Brother Luke give Robin to occupy his time?

a)

a new book to read

b)

a knife and soft pine wood to whittle

c)

a new horse to ride in order to heal

12.

Why is Robin worried about meeting Sir Peter and Lady Constance?

a)

He's too shy to talk to people.

b)

He doesn't really like them.

c)

He's worried because he is crippled.

13.

What does Robin make with the wood and knife?

a)

a boat

b)

a cross

c)

doll

d)

all of the these

14.
What position was Robin in the feudal system?
a)
King
b)
Serf
c)
Knight
d)
Peasant
15.
Who is Robins father?
a)
Sir Peter
b)
Joseph
c)
Sir John de Bureford
d)
John-Goes-The-Wind
16.
What part of Robin's body doesn't work?
a)
His legs
b)
His arms
c)
His fingers
d)
His head
17.
Who wrote the door in the wall?
a)
Robin 
b)
Marguerite De Angeli
c)
Janette Saurey
d)
Peter Bureford
18.

What is the figurative meaning of the phrase, the door in the wall?

a)

A big brick wall with a door

b)

With patience and perseverance, any obstacle can be overcome

c)

That salt fish were a food item eaten in the Middle Ages

d)

Every house has a mouse

19.

Who was D'Ath?

a)

Robin's hound

b)

A child in the castle

c)

Robin's goldfish

d)

Robin's uncle

20.

What did the King give to Robin?

a)

Money

b)

A crown

c)

A staff

d)

A jeweled necklace

21.

Why was Robin worried that his parents would mistake him for a stable boy?

a)

Because he smelled like horses

b)

Because he hadn't bathed in many days

c)

Because his legs could not straighten and he walked with crutches

d)

Because he dyed his hair a shade of purple

22.

What was another name for the plague that left Robin all alone in his parent's castle?

a)

The Red fever

b)

The Corona Virus

c)

The Black Death

d)

He was mean to the peasants

23.

What did Robin volunteer to do?

a)

Get help from John-Go-In-The-Wynd to save the Town and Castle from the Welsh invaders

b)

Clean up rubbish from Castle Dome Middle School

24.

What holiday was it when the King awarded Robin with the jeweled necklace?

a)

Thanksgiving

b)

Christmas

c)

New Years

d)

The 4th of July

25.

John-Go-In-The- Wynd had what job?

a)

A minstrel

b)

A Knight

c)

A painter

d)

A shoe maker

26.

Why did the boys call Robin Crookshanks?

a)

They were making fun of his eyes

b)

Because his legs were crooked

c)

Because they thought he was a bad person

d)

Because they wanted a toy sailboat but he wouldn't share

27.

What was the first thing Robin carved?

a)

A doll

b)

An Airplane

c)

A cross

d)

A sailboat

28.

Which one of the following is a Theme from, "The Door in the Wall"?

a)

A person can overcome any obstacle in life, if they persevere and believe in themself.

b)

Always take good care of your teeth, they are important for your health.

c)

A person who uses good manners will always have friends

d)

A person should get 8 hours of sleep each night to live their best life.

29.

Did you enjoy the book?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

What book?

d)

I didn't listen to it

30.

After the King awarded Robin, he replied by doing what?

a)

Reciting a poem and his hound D'Ath

b)

Acting out a play with Brother Luke

c)

Singing a Christmas carol while playing his harp

d)

Hugging the King of England

31.

Religion played an important role in people's lives, during the Middle Ages

a)

False

b)

True

32.

What social class of people did Robin belong to?

a)

Peasant

b)

Pleasant

c)

Royal

d)

Noble

33.

Define breviary

a)

a shelter for travelers, orphans, or the ill or destitute

b)

in the Roman Catholic Church, a book that contains the hymns, psalms, and prayers prescribed for each day

c)

savagely fierce; violently cruel; extreme or intense

34.

Define hospice

a)

a shelter for travelers, orphans, or the ill or destitute

b)

travelers

c)

something added to the end of a word to change its use or meaning

35.

Define Prior

a)

a shelter for travelers, orphans, or the ill or destitute

b)

a sudden and widespread disaster; any misfortune, mishap or failure

c)

the head of a religious order

36.

Define wayfarers

a)

the head of a religious order

b)

travelers

c)

church building set aside for dispensing aid to the poor

37.

Define almonry

a)

to destroy a great number

b)

determined; set in purpose or opinion

c)

church building set aside for dispensing aid to the poor

38.

Define prow

a)

front part of a vessel or aircraft

b)

to respect or admire

c)

something added to the beginning of a word to change its use or meaning

39.

Define gait

a)

to show or indicate beforehand

b)

a person's manner of walking

c)

the base or essential part of something; the main part of a word

40.

Define pumice

a)

the head of a religious order

b)

the base or essential part of something; the main part of a word

c)

a light and porous lava rock, often used as an abrasive or polish

41.

Define oddity

a)

front part of a vessel or aircraft

b)

a strange attitude or habit

c)

a sudden and widespread disaster; any misfortune, mishap or failure

42.

Define conduit

a)

a pipe or channel through which something passes

b)

a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something

c)

dangerous; hazardous; traitorous

43.

Define abate

a)

a shelter for travelers, orphans, or the ill or destitute

b)

to lessen in violence or intensity

c)

in the Roman Catholic Church, a book that contains the hymns, psalms, and prayers prescribed for each day

44.

Define ingrate

a)

ungrateful ("not thankful") person

b)

a pipe or channel through which something passes

c)

dangerous; hazardous; traitorous

45.

Define slatternly

a)

being habitually untidy especially in dress or apperance

b)

to examine carefully and in detail

c)

a person's manner of walking

46.

Define cavalcade

a)

a procession of people traveling on horseback

b)

raised platform for speakers or other important people

c)

savagely fierce; violently cruel; extreme or intense

47.

Define flambeaux

a)

a careless mistake

b)

A flaming torch

c)

a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something

48.

Define dais

a)

a light and porous lava rock, often used as an abrasive or polish

b)

to lessen in violence or intensity

c)

raised platform for speakers or other important people

49.

Define bastion

a)

raised platform for speakers or other important people

b)

a pipe or channel through which something passes

c)

a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

50.

Define lathe

a)

medieval artillery used during sieges

b)

machine tool for shaping metal or wood

c)

a pipe or channel through which something passes

51.

Define catapult

a)

raised platform for speakers or other important people

b)

medieval artillery used during sieges

c)

to show or indicate beforehand

52.

Define emissaries

a)

messengers

b)

machine tool for shaping metal or wood

c)

the base or essential part of something; the main part of a word

53.

Define largess

a)

a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

b)

savagely fierce; violently cruel; extreme or intense

c)

generosity in giving gifts

54.

Define fripperies

a)

A showy article of clothing or a decorative item that is worn

b)

medieval artillery used during sieges

c)

something added to the end of a word to change its use or meaning

55.

Define pasty

a)

to lessen in violence or intensity

b)

small meat pie or turnover

c)

savagely fierce; violently cruel; extreme or intense

56.

Define saffron

a)

A flaming torch

b)

a crocus, Crocus sativus, having showy purple flowers

c)

a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something

57.

Define fennel

a)

a tall herb or plant used as a medicine or to flavor food; has a licorice flavor

b)

generosity in giving gifts

c)

A showy article of clothing or a decorative item that is worn

58.

Define hawthorn

a)

a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

b)

ungrateful ("not thankful") person

c)

A thorny shrub much used in England for hedges; used as a sedative or anxiety reducer

59.

Define hedgerow

a)

a shelter for travelers, orphans, or the ill or destitute

b)

a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

c)

something added to the beginning of a word to change its use or meaning

60.

Define porridge

a)

soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick

b)

the base or essential part of something; the main part of a word

c)

to show or indicate beforehand

61.

Define jennet

a)

to respect or admire

b)

small Spanish saddle horse

c)

a sudden and widespread disaster; any misfortune, mishap or failure

62.

Define men at arms

a)

a shelter for travelers, orphans, or the ill or destitute

b)

a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

c)

medieval soldiers, especially those supplied with heavy weapons

63.

Which answer best describes the setting of the story?

a)

present-day USA

b)

A fantasy land

c)

Middle Ages, England

d)

Ancient Egypt

64.

Which answer best describes a monk?

a)

a trained carpenter

b)

a servant of the king

c)

a follower of God

d)

a nurse

65.

In chapter 3, what did Robin work so hard to make, only to have it break in his hands?

a)

A cross

b)

a boat

c)

a paintbrush

d)

a pendant

66.

What is the unwelcomed nickname given to Robin in Chapter 4?

a)

Robin the nut

b)

Arms-a-spindle

c)

Hobbler

d)

Crookshanks

67.

Who accompanies Robin and Brother Luke on their journey to Shopshire?

a)

Small Geoffrey

b)

Brother Matthew

c)

Dame Ellen

d)

John-go-in-the-Wynd

68.

What happens to the travelers when they are trying to find the White Swan?

a)

Robbers attack them

b)

They get lost on the road

c)

Wolves scare them

d)

they meet Robin's father

69.

In Chapter 9, what do the people held up in the castle begin to run out of?

a)

patience

b)

protectors

c)

Water

d)

Places to sleep

70.

Who is included as a part of the King's Company?

a)

Robin's Parents

b)

Pope Gregory III

c)

Welsh Soldiers

d)

Robin's friends from Linday

71.

At the end of the book, what does Robin give to the King?

a)

His harp

b)

a song

c)

a parchment

d)

his crutches