Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Preface-Prologue

Reading Check

1. Why is Robin Hood considered an outlaw after he shoots a deer?

2. What is the name of the band of outlaws that Robin assembles?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why is Robin Hood beloved by his men and the country folk in and around Nottingham?

2. Why does the Sheriff of Nottingham want to bring Robin Hood to justice?

Paired Resource

Henry II

• This 10-minute video describes the history of King Henry II.
• Who are the two people who succeed Henry II as king? How did Henry II eventually ascend to the throne? What was Henry’s son John nicknamed? What was the nickname of Henry’s son Richard? How is this video related to the novel’s theme of Fellowship and Loyalty Destroys Enmity?

Sherwood Forest

• This encyclopedia article offers a brief description of Sherwood Forest and its relation to the legends of Robin Hood.
• What county is Sherwood Forest located in? Who did the forest once belong to? What has kept the forest preserved from agricultural invasion? How is the location of the novel related to the theme of Nature Cures Society’s Ills?