Thursday, June 16, 2016

Come to the Castle by Linda Ashman

Book: Come to the Castle
Author: Linda Ashman
ISBN-13: 978-1-59643-155-3
U-$1.00-B-0.0046743907-BE-214

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Comment: Interesting facts about life in medieval times.


Questions
1. What do assistants do in the castle?
2. What type of assistants does the Earl have?
3. All servants are committed to the Earl's comfort.  True or False
4. All servants are convinced that the Earl is divine.  True or False
5. What will happen if the servants don't worship and adore the Earl?
6. What are the duties of the Steward?
7. Describe the Herald
8. Where would the Herald sleep while traveling?
9. Who will sleep in castles while traveling?
10. Where do lesser knights and nobles sleep while traveling?
11. This book is about which castle?
12. What meat was grind up as mystery meat?
13. What was the mystery meat bind it with?
14. What was the mystery meat mix with?
15. What was the mystery meat dropped into?
16. What was the mystery meat bake in?
17. What was the mystery meat roll up with?
18. What was the mystery meat presented with?
19. What was the job of the cleaning servant?
20. On page 15-16, did the servants pick up after the dogs (dog waste) and bones?
21. Did the cleaning servants hide the foul odors with heather and thyme?
22. Describe what the Gong Farmer does.
23. Describe what the knight wore.
24. What is the job of the Squire?
25. Who healed the knights?
26. What does the Suitor do?
27. Describe the doctor.
28. "A wealthy lord like The Earl of Daftwood might live in a huge castle (or castles!), with vast amounts of land and more than one hundred servants."  True or False
29. The Steward delivered messages for the lord.  True or False
30. The lady of the castle managed the lord's estates.  True or False
31. Dishes during this time were often undercooked or cold by the time they arrived at the table.  True or False
32. What was the name of the medieval equivalent of the bathroom?
33. What was the name of the undershirt a knight wore?
34. What was the name of the padded undercoat a knight wore?
35. How heavy was the suit of armor?
36. Marriages were typically arranged by parents for financial benefit.  True or False
37. How old were girls being married?
38. Who entertain and perform for guests?
39. The doctor during the Middle Ages considered astrology, numerology, and religion when diagnosing an illness.  True or False
40. Herbal remedies were common.  True or False
41. Bloodletting was used to drain the "bad" blood.  True or False

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