Crispin Chapters 1-6

Who helps the boy bury his mother?

• No one
• Father Quinel
• John Aycliffe
• The blacksmith

What position does John Aycliffe hold in the village?

• Mayor
• Constable
• Steward of the Manor
• Teacher

What does Aycliffe demand from the boy?

• His ox
• Ten percent of his field earnings
• Fourteen shrillings
• All of his possessions

What worries the boy about Aycliffe's demand?

• That the villagers will not help him
• That Aycliffe will continue to ask for more
• That the boy will be unable to earn a living
• That Aycliffe is angry at him

What is a character trait of Aycliffe?

• scornful
• harsh
• hateful
• all of these

Where does the boy run when he is upset about Aycliffe's demand?

• Down the road
• Into the meadow
• Into the forest
• Down to the sea

What does the boy witness John Aycliffe doing in the forest one night?

• Meeting with a stranger
• Reading a parchment
• Exclaim, "By the bowels of Christ"
• All of these

What happened to the boy's father?

• He abandoned them
• He died in a plague
• He divorced Asta
• He was killed

What happened to the boy's house?

• It got sold
• It was torn down and burned
• It was robbed
• All of these

Why were armed men looking for the boy?

• There was a hue and a cry against him
• They were murderers
• They thought he was lost
• They thought he had been kidnapped