In the comments section of this post, I have posted your comprehension questions and answers for questions 16-26 of our most recent Black Arrow worksheet. You must write these questions and answers in your notebook.
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16. When Ellis Duckworth and his men disappear, what does John want to do? What does Dick want to do?
John wants to continue going to Holywood, but Dick wants to run to Sir Daniel’s men and warn them that they are about to be attacked. (47, 48)
18. Why does John feel angry that Dick wants to help Sir Daniel and Daniel’s men?
John is angry because he can’t understand how Dick can be loyal to a man who killed his father and who also is so clearly corrupt. (48)
19. Why does Dick feel loyal to Sir Daniel and what does he say he’ll do if he discovers that Daniel killed his father? Why does he think his father would consider it honorable?
Dick feels loyal to Sir Daniel because Sir Daniel was the one who raised him. He feels loyal to Daniel’s men because he had played with them and gone hunting with them in the past. He says that if he finds out that Sir Daniel killed his father, then there will be a time that he will have to kill Sir Daniel—but it won’t be until that time. Dick thinks that his father would consider this honorable because he would want Dick to stay loyal until he knew for sure that Daniel was guilty. (48)
20. What does Dick want John to release him from? Will John do this?
Dick wants John to release him from the promise that he made to take John all the way to Holywood. John refuses to do this and says that he will tell everyone that Dick broke his promise (49)
21. After Dick fights John and takes the crossbow and tries to run, what does John do?
John runs after him and tries to follow him. (49)
22. How does Dick try to keep John from following him? Does this work?
Dick tries to threaten him and says he will shoot him, but it doesn’t work—John stubbornly insists that he will go with Dick. (49,50)
23. Describe what happens when Dick and John see Selden and the rest of Sir Daniel’s men. Who attacks them? Are there any survivors?
Dick and John find Selden and Sir Daniel’s men—and they see the men ambushed by the men of the Black Arrow. The men of the Black Arrow are hiding in the trees, and Selden’s men are quickly slaughtered. There are no survivors—are all killed very quickly by arrows. (52)
24. Describe how Selden dies. Who tries to save him?
Selden is the last of the men to be shot. The men of the Black Arrow torture him a little by taking a long time to shoot him. He tries to run and Dick stands to help him, but Selden is finally shot by the men. (53,54)
25. Why don’t the men of the Black Arrow shoot Dick?
Because Ellis Duckworth recognizes Dick and knows that he is the son of Harry Shelton. He shouts out to his men not to shoot Dick and they obey him. (54)
26. When Dick and John continue to run, who do they meet in the forest and what happens to this man? Describe how this man “fights” with Dick.
When Dick and John continue to run, they are intercepted by a man who is probably another of the men of the Black Arrow. He is wearing green and is armed with a bow and arrow. This man shouts at Dick and John to stop, but Dick doesn’t stop and runs quickly to the man. He then stabs the man with his dagger and kills him. Dick is able to kill this man because the man doesn’t really fight against Dick with his full strength. (56)
This is the entire set of questions.
1. As Dick and Joanna are crossing the river, what danger do they face? Why had Hugh Ferryman chosen to help Dick even though he knew it would be dangerous?
Dick and Joanna face the danger of being shot by a man who is hiding on an island in the river—this man is called John A-Fenne. Hugh Ferryman had chosen to help Dick because Dick was the son of Harry Shelton and he had been loyal to Harry Shelton when he was alive. (p. 34,35)
2. When the man with the longbow tells Dick to stop and Dick mocks him, what does the man with a longbow do?
The man with a longbow shoots Dick’s horse with an arrow and kills it. (36)
3. Who saves Dick from drowning when the ferry capsizes (tips over)?
John Matcham/Joanna saves Dick from drowning. (36)
4. Why can’t John run easily with Dick when they are running away from the shots of John A Fenne?
John couldn’t run because he/she had hurt her foot before—it had been shot when Sir Daniel kidnapped him/her. (37)
5. As John and Dick are running away from John A-Fenne, what does Dick tell John about Hugh Ferryman and what does Dick say to John about looking like a girl?
Dick tells John that he thinks that Hugh Ferryman thought that John was a girl, and he tells John that if John were a girl, he would actually be quite pretty. (38)
6. When Dick climbs the tree in the forest, what does he see?
When Dick climbs the tree, he sees Sir Daniel’s men searching for him and John. (39)
7. As John and Dick go further into the forest, what do they see at the top of a great, solid tree?
They see a man sitting at the top of the tree keeping guard and watching the forest. The man is dressed in green. (40)
8. What abandoned building do Dick and John find in the forest? Who did it belong to? Who burnt this building?
They find Grimstone. It belonged to Simon Malmesbury. Bennet Hatch burned it down. (41)
9. Who else is in Grimstone when Dick and John are there? Describe this man. What is he doing? Is he alone?
One of the men of the Black Arrow is there. He is dressed like a soldier and he is cooking a stew. He is not alone- one of his friends/fighting companions is with him.(41,42)
10. Describe the other men that come to be with these two men. Who is their leader?
The other men who come are all dressed as soldiers—some are dressed with a lot of weapons which shows that they are wealthy, some are dressed very simply and have few weapons, which shows that these men are poor. Their leader is Ellis Duckworth. (43, 44)
11. What does the leader of these men want to do to Sir Daniel’s archers? Why do they want to do this?
Ellis Duckworth wants to ambush and kill all of Sir Daniel’s archers. They want to do this so that more and more people will be discontent with Sir Daniel and so that they can have revenge since he wronged all of them. (44,45)
12. What does Ellis plan to do with the forest and why does he want to do this?
Ellis plans to take control of the forest and make it impossible to pass through. He wants to do this to take power away from Sir Daniel and to make it more difficult for Sir Daniel to get supplies, support, and to make it difficult for Sir Daniel to communicate with other powerful lords. (45)
13. How do these men get their money?
They get their money by stealing. They stole Nick Appleyard’s money from his house and they also rob people in the forest. (45)
14. Who does Ellis Duckworth want to avenge?
He wants to avenge himself, Harry Shelton and Simon Malmesbury. (46)
15. Where were Dick and John hiding the entire time that these men were gathered?
They were hiding on the rafters of the house. (46)
16. When Ellis Duckworth and his men disappear, what does John want to do? What does Dick want to do?
John wants to continue going to Holywood, but Dick wants to run to Sir Daniel’s men and warn them that they are about to be attacked. (47, 48)
17. Why does John feel angry that Dick wants to help Sir Daniel and Daniel’s men?
John is angry because he can’t understand how Dick can be loyal to a man who killed his father and who also is so clearly corrupt. (48)
18. Why does Dick feel loyal to Sir Daniel and what does he say he’ll do if he discovers that Daniel killed his father? Why does he think his father would consider it honorable?
Dick feels loyal to Sir Daniel because Sir Daniel was the one who raised him. He feels loyal to Daniel’s men because he had played with them and gone hunting with them in the past. He says that if he finds out that Sir Daniel killed his father, then there will be a time that he will have to kill Sir Daniel—but it won’t be until that time. Dick thinks that his father would consider this honorable because he would want Dick to stay loyal until he knew for sure that Daniel was guilty. (48)
19. What does Dick want John to release him from? Will John do this?
Dick wants John to release him from the promise that he made to take John all the way to Holywood. John refuses to do this and says that he will tell everyone that Dick broke his promise (49)
20. After Dick fights John and takes the crossbow and tries to run, what does John do?
John runs after him and tries to follow him. (49)
21. How does Dick try to keep John from following him? Does this work?
Dick tries to threaten him and says he will shoot him, but it doesn’t work—John stubbornly insists that he will go with Dick. (49,50)
22. Describe what happens when Dick and John see Selden and the rest of Sir Daniel’s men. Who attacks them? Are there any survivors?
Dick and John find Selden and Sir Daniel’s men—and they see the men ambushed by the men of the Black Arrow. The men of the Black Arrow are hiding in the trees, and Selden’s men are quickly slaughtered. There are no survivors—are all killed very quickly by arrows. (52)
23. Describe how Selden dies. Who tries to save him?
Selden is the last of the men to be shot. The men of the Black Arrow torture him a little by taking a long time to shoot him. He tries to run and Dick stands to help him, but Selden is finally shot by the men. (53,54)
24. Why don’t the men of the Black Arrow shoot Dick?
Because Ellis Duckworth recognizes Dick and knows that he is the son of Harry Shelton. He shouts out to his men not to shoot Dick and they obey him. (54)
25. When Dick and John continue to run, who do they meet in the forest and what happens to this man? Describe how this man “fights” with Dick.
When Dick and John continue to run, they are intercepted by a man who is probably another of the men of the Black Arrow. He is wearing green and is armed with a bow and arrow. This man shouts at Dick and John to stop, but Dick doesn’t stop and runs quickly to the man. He then stabs the man with his dagger and kills him. Dick is able to kill this man because the man doesn’t really fight against Dick with his full strength. (56)
26. What battle do Dick and John come to? Who was the winner of this battle?
They come to the battle at Risingham. The winner of this battle is the House of York. (57)
27. Because the house of Lancaster was defeated in the battle, what situation is Sir Daniel now in and what choice is Sir Daniel faced with?
Sir Daniel was on the side of the house of Lancaster, so now that the house of York is in power, he and his men are in danger since they are the enemy of the ruling house. He must choose between switching sides and joining the house of Lancaster or becoming a fugitive and losing all his power and money. (57)
28. When Dick and John stop to rest for a short while, they begin to fight. Why is John upset with Dick? Why is Dick upset with John?
When Dick and John stop to rest, Dick is upset with John because he thinks that the death of Sir Daniel’s men is John’s fault since John didn’t want to warn them and they weren’t able to get to the men in time. John is upset with Dick because Dick killed the man in the forest even though the man didn’t really make an effort to fight against Dick when Dick attacked him. (58)
29. Because of this fight, what do Dick and John decide to do?
Dick and John decide to go separate ways. (59,60)
30. How do Dick and John make peace with one another after their fight?
First, John goes to Dick and thanks him for all of his help and guidance, and then Dick goes back to John to give him a crossbow since he thinks that John needs it more than he does. Then Dick says he will go a little way with John because it’s getting dark. (60)
31. When it’s dark, where do Dick and John sleep?
They sleep in a pit that is sandy and dry. It has a partial covering of brambles (a thorn bush) and that shelters them a little. (61)
32. When Dick and John wake the next morning, they hear a bell. Describe the person carrying this bell.
The person carrying the bell is tall and wearing a white hood that covers his head and the hood doesn’t have eye holes. The person is bent over and he carries a stick that he uses to tap in front of him—which means that he is blind. He is a leper. He carries a bell to warn people he is near because people believed that leprosy was highly contagious. (63)
33. Who is the person carrying the bell and why is he in disguise?
The person carrying the bell is Sir Daniel. He is in disguise because he wanted to safely get back to the Moat House in Tunstall and he was afraid of the men of the Black Arrow in the forest. (66,67)
34. What does Sir Daniel intend to do now that the House of York defeated the House of Lancaster in the battle of Risingham?
Sir Daniel has decided to pay the House of York a lot of money and join their side. He wants to send a messenger to the Lord of York to seek and buy his favor. (67)
35. When Dick and John reach Tunstall, what odd farewell does John say to Dick? What warning does John give Dick about Sir Daniel?
John tells Dick that he will never see John/him again. He tells Dick that Dick will see a new side of Sir Daniel because now Sir Daniel has fallen into misfortune since the House of Lancaster lost the battle of Risingham. He says that Sir Daniel has the eyes of a liar and that he also had fear in his eyes—John warns Dick that fear can make a person cruel. (69)
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