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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the stranger's name?

2. For what reason did Little John justify going to the Blue Boar?

3. Why did Robin kill the forester?

4. Who does Robin send into the forest?

5. How much did their food cost?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who stopped the dogs and how?

2. What is a dowry and why did the promise of one make the farmer give his blessing?

3. Why did the Sheriff think to take Robin for a fool?

4. For what two reasons did the Sheriff of Nottingham vow to bring the outlaw Robin Hood to justice?

5. What vows did the men who joined Robin's band make?

6. For what kinds of reasons were the people who joined Robin's band outcasts?

7. Why didn't Robin want Little John to go to the fair?

8. How was Robin going to play a joke on the Miller?

9. Why do the cook and Little John fight?

10. Why did people try to get May Ellen from her tower and why wouldn't she marry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the police to Robin's band of merry men. How are they similar? How do they differ? How are they the same? In what ways would one survive and the other would not?

Essay Topic 2

Robin and his family seem to have a penchant for getting into trouble with the law. List the offenses of the three family members of Robin and Robin himself, and explain their crimes. What is different about them? What is similar?

Essay Topic 3

Capital punishment is used throughout this novel as being a good alternative to true justice. Do you support or disagree with this statement? Why or why not? What would you suggest instead?

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