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Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
Reading Check
1. What does Aycliffe order Crispin to give as a death tax?
2. What crime does Aycliffe originally accuse Crispin of committing?
3. What phrase does Aycliffe apply to Crispin, showing that anyone could legally kill him?
4. Whose body does Crispin find lying on the ground as he leaves Stromford?
5. What caused the deaths of the people in the village Crispin enters a few days after leaving Stromford?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. What do the peasants gain in exchange for their loyalty to Lord Furnival?
2. What effect does the sight of the man hanging from the gallows have on Crispin?
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