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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 does Robin do as John plays a tune on the harp?
2. Where is Robin’s mother at the beginning of the novel?
3. What does Robin ask Brother Luke to do in Section 3?
4. What does Brother Luke say crutches can be, for Robin?
5. Where does Brother Luke plan to take Robin in Section 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Robin goes fishing, and how does this help him gain upper body strength, and determination?
2. Describe St. Mark’s, including the various areas mentioned in the book.
3. Describe Brother Luke’s arrival in Section 1, and Robin’s reaction.
4. Describe how Brother Matthew plans to securely attach the two parts to the cross.
5. Explain how Robin comes to whittle a boat and a cross.
6. Explain what Brother Luke does to help Robin gain upper body strength, and how he helps him when his muscles tire.
7. What is expected of Robin, in terms of his future, and why is this at risk?
8. What does John de Bureford write in his letter to Robin? What does this mean for the young man?
9. What does Robin mean when he says “hunger sauced it better than the finest cook could have done”?
10. Describe the first morning on the road in Section 5. What did the group eat, and who did they meet?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Robin accidentally slips using the chisel, and breaks his cross, what is his reaction? What does this show, in terms of his character? What is Brother Matthew’s response? What does he mean when he notes that a bad temper is not the best teacher? What does this lesson teach Robin?
Essay Topic 2
There are a number of important themes in the novel, including self-esteem, learning to overcome obstacles, courage, kindness, and many others. Choose at least two themes in the novel, and explain their use throughout the story. How does the author incorporate these themes, and why do you think they are important?
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the book, the title phrase “door in the wall” is used. What does this phrase mean to you? Who uses this term in the novel? What does it come to mean for Robin by the end of the novel? What are Robin’s doors throughout the book?
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