WorksheetsGMSL: Simon and Edgar
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
Since he was a little boy, Simon thought he would become a _________ like his father and grandfather.
monk
villein
falconer
knight
Why will Simon not be a knight like his father?
he doesn't want to be a knight
they don't have money
he doesn't want to die in war
he wants to be a monk
Simon is disappointed when his mom tells him he must become a monk instead of a knight. What is the specific reasoning behind this decision?
there are not enough horses
they don't have enough weaponry
they don't have enough money for weapons, armor, a horse
they want him to devote more time to religion
Arrange the sequence of events in "Simon, the Knight's Son"...
A. Simon's family sold some of their land to support his father
B. Simon has to become a monk to keep his noble status
C. Simon's grandfather fought in the CrusadesD. Simon's father returns home "half starved and horseless"
A/B/C/D
B/C/D/A
C/A/D/B
C/B/A/D
What is Edgar's job?
gardener
falconer
forger
knight
How does Edgar feel about kidnapping the sparrowhawk?
he felt remorse
he is worried and scared
he felt sorry for stealing Simon's bird
he was confident
Why doesn't Edgar want to give the bird back to Simon?
Simon is immature and won't take care of it
Simon will hurt it
Simon might use it for food because he has none
It was a gift from Edgar's father, and it's all he has to remember him
What is Edgar planning to do with the sparrowhawk?
train it to be loyal to Simon
set it free so it won't be dependent on Simon
sell it back to Simon
hide it and keep it for himself
In the line in Simon, "My lord grandfather fought in the Crusades," what does the word Crusades most likely refer to?
A battle between noblemen in a tournament
A series of holy wars to reclaim sacred lands
A hunt for wild animals in the forest
A meeting of knights to discuss peace
In the line in Simon, "I knew I'd be a knight. I could see myself, a brawny stallion between my knees, riding into battle," what does stallion mean?
A carriage used for battle
A breed of small horse
A fully grown male horse
In the line in Edgar, "I fed thee, stroked thee, day and night," what does the word thee mean?
Myself
A falcon or another bird
The trainer
You
Edgar says, "I'll loose thy jesses, cast thee off-even though they punish me" What does loose thy jesses refer to?
The falcon’s feathers
Straps used to tether a falcon to its trainer
A type of whistle to call a falcon
A net for catching birds
