The Door in the Wall Quizzes

The Door in the Wall Quiz 1

1 Who is the protagonist of the story?
Sir Peter

Lady Maude

Robin

Brother Luke
2 In what era does the story take place?
The Middle Ages

The Great Depression

Modern times

Ancient Greece
3 What impairment has overcome Robin?
Hay fever

Black plague

A head injury

Disabled legs
4 In what setting does the opening scene take place?
Sir Peter's castle

The Welsh countryside

Robin's parents' house in London

St. Mark's monastery
5 What does the "door in the wall" best represent?
Spiritual enlightenment

Going on holiday

Opportunities in the face of challenges

The ongoing war with the Scots
6 Who mainly takes care of Robin in the absence of his parents?
Brother Luke

Lady Constance

Sir Peter de Lindsay

John-go-in-the-Wynd
7 Who attacks Sir Peter's castle?
The British

The Welsh

The Scots

The Druids
8 What virtue does Brother Matthew encourage in Robin after he drops and ruins his cross?
Patience

Intellectual sharpness

Forgiveness

Quick-wittedness
9 Where does Robin's father, Sir John, hail from?
Wales

Oxford

Lindsay

Bureford
10 Why does Dame Ellen abandon her care of Robin?
She comes down with the plague

Robin's father has ordered it so

She is angry at him for throwing his porridge at her

She gets a job in Oxford
11 What is the first object Robin whittles?
A doll

A boat

A dwarf

A cross
12 What skill does Robin ask Brother Luke to teach him?
Horseback riding

Boating

Whittling

Writing
13 Why is Brother Luke so busy during the day at the monastery?
He is cooking meals for the entire monastery

He is singing in the monastery choir

He is caring for orphans in the city

He is taking care of people at the time of the Black Death
14 Where is Robin's mother for most of the story?
With the Queen, helping to take care of her

With the King at the Scottish wars

At the castle of Sir Peter

In London with Dame Ellen
15 What is "deafening" while Robin is laying in bed?
Dame Ellen crying

The servants yelling at each other

The sound of children playing

The church bells
16 What is expected of Robin?
To learn the ways of knighthood

To sing in the monastery choir

To care for the sick and poor

To become a traveling monk
17 What does the friar tell Robin to "always remember?"
To mind his manners

That there is a door in every wall

To thank his parents

That he should not fear the Welsh army
18 What is the role of John-go-in-the-Wynd?
Beggar

Warrior

Messenger

Monk
19 Who is Robin's tutor at St. Mark's?
Brother Matthew

Brother Luke

Brother Hubert

John-go-in-the-Wynd
20 Why does Robin receive the crown of jewels at the end of the story?
For his excellent singing in the choir

For his heroic courage of saving the castle

Because he is sick and poor

Because he has carved his own harp
21 How does Robin initially react to being called "Crookshanks" by Geoffrey?
He does not show his feelings

He yells angrily at Geoffrey

He laughs

He is confused by the comment
22 "The sky above was like the garment of Our Lady" is an example of:
Metaphor

Parallelism

Simile

Alliteration
23 What does Brother Luke regularly remind others to do?
Pray

Sing

Eat

Rest
24 How does John-go-in-the-Wynd alert the shoemaker to let them inside?
He howls like a wolf

He yells his name

He does a little jig

He plays a song on his harp
25 Which of the following is a synonym for the word "abate"?
Converse

Augment

Reduce

Explode

Name at least five things Robin learned from the Friars.

The Friars teach Robin to whittle, to read and write, to fish, and to swim.

Asked by Alisha S #1336761

Answered by jill d #170087 on 2/19/2024 12:20 PM

The castle can only be defeated by war.... attack. Robin, however, is able to escape the castle to attain the help the people in the castle need to defeat their attackers.

Asked by delilah b #1359214

Answered by jill d #170087 on 4/25/2025 5:16 PM

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what is a kind thing sir peter does for roblin

Sir Peter is extremely welcoming to Robin and does not see his physical shortcomings as a problem for fulfilling his page boy duties.

Asked by penelope a #1336267

Answered by Aslan on 2/14/2024 3:48 AM

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