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Crispin: The Cross of Lead

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  • What is the name of the tavern where the secret meeting was to take place?
    The Green Man Tavern
  • What was Crispin falsely accused of doing?
    Stealing from the manor house and killing Father Quinel
  • Why could Crispin be killed on sight?
    He was declared a wolf's head
  • What did it say on the Cross of Lead?
    "Crispin, son of Furnival"
  • Who is the author of the novel: Crispin: The Cross of Lead?
    Avi
  • Where did Crispin first meet Bear?
    In an abandoned church
  • What year does this story take place?
    1377
  • What was the name of the woman who runs the Green Man tavern?
    Widow Daventry
  • Who is Crispin's father?
    Lord Furnival
  • What is the name of the village where Crispin was from?
    Stromford Village
  • What kind of meat did Bear cook for Crispin which Crispin thoroughly enjoyed?
    Rabbit
  • Who gave Crispin food to take with him when he fled from the village?
    Goodwife Peregrine
  • Where did Crispin run into John Ayecliffe in Great Wexly?
    at the church
  • What is the name of the man leading the serf's rebellion?
    John Ball
  • What color were Bear's pants?
    red and blue
  • What is the name of the city where Bear took Crispin?
    Great Wexly
  • What happened to the cottage where Crispin and his mother lived in Stromford?
    It was burned to the ground
  • What was the name of the priest in Stromford Village?
    Father Quinel
  • What was the first name of the steward of Stromford Village?
    John
  • What was the name of the man who brought the news of Lord Furnival's impending death to John Aycliffe?
    Richard DuBrey
  • What is "The Great Mortality"?
    The Black Plague
  • What was Crispin's mother's name?
    Asta
  • What instrument did Bear teach Crispin to play?
    The recorder
  • What did Bear have hanging from his hat?
    bells
  • What happens to John Aycliffe at the end of the story?
    He is killed when he is impaled on his soldier's swords
  • Who was the King of England during the time period of this story?
    King Edward III
  • How old is Crispin in this story?
    13 or 14
  • What was Bear's occupation?
    Jester and secret spy
  • How did Bear and Crispin get past the guards at the gates of Great Wexly?
    They distracted them with their singing and dancing.
  • What is the color of Bear's beard?
    Flaming red
  • Where did Crispin keep the Cross of Lead?
    In a pouch around his neck
  • What did Father Quinel reveal to Crispin about his mother?
    She could read and write
  • Who did Bear tease by stealing his mazer while Bear was juggling in Lodgecot?
    The one-eyed man
  • Why did Crispin sneak into Lord Furnival's palace?
    to rescue Bear
  • What item of Bear's did Crispin lose when he was escaping from Aycliffe's soldiers?
    his dagger
  • What did Crispin do when the pie fell on the floor?
    He shoved it in his mouth and ate it.
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