The Door in the Wall Quizzes

The Door in the Wall Quiz 1

1 Who is the protagonist of the story?
Lady Maude

Brother Luke

Sir Peter

Robin
2 In what era does the story take place?
Modern times

Ancient Greece

The Middle Ages

The Great Depression
3 What impairment has overcome Robin?
Hay fever

Disabled legs

A head injury

Black plague
4 In what setting does the opening scene take place?
St. Mark's monastery

Sir Peter's castle

Robin's parents' house in London

The Welsh countryside
5 What does the "door in the wall" best represent?
Spiritual enlightenment

Opportunities in the face of challenges

Going on holiday

The ongoing war with the Scots
6 Who mainly takes care of Robin in the absence of his parents?
John-go-in-the-Wynd

Sir Peter de Lindsay

Brother Luke

Lady Constance
7 Who attacks Sir Peter's castle?
The Druids

The Scots

The Welsh

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

Quick-wittedness

Patience

Intellectual sharpness
9 Where does Robin's father, Sir John, hail from?
Oxford

Lindsay

Wales

Bureford
10 Why does Dame Ellen abandon her care of Robin?
She is angry at him for throwing his porridge at her

She gets a job in Oxford

Robin's father has ordered it so

She comes down with the plague
11 What is the first object Robin whittles?
A boat

A doll

A cross

A dwarf
12 What skill does Robin ask Brother Luke to teach him?
Boating

Horseback riding

Whittling

Writing
13 Why is Brother Luke so busy during the day at the monastery?
He is singing in the monastery choir

He is cooking meals for the entire monastery

He is taking care of people at the time of the Black Death

He is caring for orphans in the city
14 Where is Robin's mother for most of the story?
In London with Dame Ellen

With the King at the Scottish wars

With the Queen, helping to take care of her

At the castle of Sir Peter
15 What is "deafening" while Robin is laying in bed?
The servants yelling at each other

The sound of children playing

The church bells

Dame Ellen crying
16 What is expected of Robin?
To learn the ways of knighthood

To sing in the monastery choir

To become a traveling monk

To care for the sick and poor
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?
Monk

Beggar

Messenger

Warrior
19 Who is Robin's tutor at St. Mark's?
Brother Luke

Brother Matthew

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

Because he is sick and poor

For his heroic courage of saving the castle

Because he has carved his own harp
21 How does Robin initially react to being called "Crookshanks" by Geoffrey?
He is confused by the comment

He yells angrily at Geoffrey

He does not show his feelings

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

Parallelism

Alliteration

Simile
23 What does Brother Luke regularly remind others to do?
Eat

Sing

Rest

Pray
24 How does John-go-in-the-Wynd alert the shoemaker to let them inside?
He yells his name

He does a little jig

He plays a song on his harp

He howls like a wolf
25 Which of the following is a synonym for the word "abate"?
Converse

Reduce

Augment

Explode