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Crispin Review 1-10
Question | Answer |
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Describe the setting of the story. | England 1377 |
Where did Crispin spend his childhood? | Stromford |
What crime did Ayecliffe accuse Crispin of committing? | stealing from the manor |
What was Crispin's most valued possession? What made it so special to him? | cross of lead/ it belonged to his mother |
What was Crispin's name for thirteen years? | Asta's son |
Why did Crispin leave the village shortly after his mother's death? | He had been declared a wolf's head? |
Why was Asta buried without a coffin? | He couldn't afford a coffin. |
Why did John Ayecliffe have great power over the peasants? | Ayecliffe was in charge of the manor while Lord Furnival was away |
Why did Ayecliffe attack Asta's son? | He overheard the secret meeting in the woods. |
What information did Asta's son receive from Father Quinel? | His mother could read and write. He learned his name was Crispin. |
What is a wolf's head? | It means you are no longer human and anyone can kill you upon sight. |
Explain the importance of the setting to this novel. | The setting is important because it takes place in medieval age and you could not be declared a wolf's head in present time. People did not have as many rights as they do today. |
How did Cerdic trick Crispin? | He led him into a trap straight to Ayecliffe by telling him to go |
What is the difference between simile and metaphor? | Simile uses like or as when comparing two or more things. |