Adam
of the Road
by Elizabeth Janet Gray
Adam of the Road: Story Pyramid
[Name of main character]
Adam Quartermayne
[Two words describing main
characters]
Musician Gleeful
[Three words describing setting]
Busy Fields Forests
[Four words stating problem]
Adam had lost Roger
[Five words describing one event]
Embarrassing funny weird guilty
unhappy
[Six words describing second event]
Happy cheeriness excited glad gleeful
awesome
[Seven words describing third event]
Alone glum unhappy left-out not-gleeful lost
[Eight words describing solution]
Exciting glad happy anticipated crying missed-Roger
fun
Adam of the Road: Story Pyramid
[Name of main character]
Adam
[Two words describing main
characters]
Entertainer, Caring
[Three words describing setting]
Scary, Dirty, Medieval
[Four words stating problem]
Can’t find dog/dad.
[Five words describing one event]
Fair, fun, exciting, cool, funny
[Six words describing second event]
River, scary, cold, wet, fearful, hopeless
[Seven words describing third event]
Headache, hurt, blood, scars, worried, fearful, stomachache
[Eight words describing solution]
Finally, ending, yeah, love, sad, happy, joy, fun
Adam of the Road: Story Pyramid
[Name of main character]
Adam
[Two words describing main
characters]
Adventurous determined
[Three words describing setting]
Open Rustic Busy
[Four words stating problem]
Dog Stolen Father Lost
[Five words describing one event]
Terrifying Sad Angry Frustrating Annoying
[Six words describing second event]
Exciting Adventurous Unpredictable Uncertain Grand Pleasurable
[Seven words describing third event]
Thrilling Busy Crowded Entertaining Enjoyable Bargaining Interesting
[Eight words describing solution]
Roger, Nick, and Adam finally reunite at Oxford.
L.L.
Adam of the Road: Story Pyramid
[Name of main character]
Adam
Quartermain
[Two words describing main
characters]
Devoted, Brave
[Three words describing setting]
Heavily forested, Medieval
[Four words stating problem]
dog and father missing.
[Five words describing one event]
sad, wet, lonely, angry, frustrated
[Six words describing second event]
happy, excited, ecstatic, ready, sad, lonely
[Seven words describing third event]
angry, frustrated, sad, explosive, hateful, ready-to-hurt-Jenkin
[Eight words describing solution]
Adam found Roger and Nick and was happy
Adam of the Road: Story Pyramid
[Name of main character]
Adam Quartermayne
[Two words describing main
characters]
Intelligent aloof
[Three words describing setting]
Medieval Europe roads
[Four words stating problem]
Father and dog lost
[Five words describing one event]
He travels with a knight
[Six words describing second event]
Roger bets away the war horse
[Seven words describing third event]
He goes to the fair at Giles
[Eight words describing solution]
Adam finds his dad and gets dog back
Adam of the Road: Story Pyramid
[Name of main character]
Adam Quartermayne
[Two words describing main
characters]
Brave, Loyal
[Three words describing setting]
Towns, Roads, and Forests
[Four words stating problem]
Nick and Father gone.
[Five words describing one event]
Adam is happy with Roger.
[Six words describing second event]
Adam and Robin momentarily meet Jankin
[Seven words describing third event]
Jankin takes Adam’s dog and best friend, Nick.
[Eight words describing solution]
Adam finds Roger and finally reunited with Nick.
Adam of the Road: Story Pyramid
[Name of main character]
Adam
[Two words describing main
characters]
Brave, Devoted
[Three words describing setting]
Medieval, Unlawful, Traditional
[Four words stating problem]
Nick and Roger lost
[Five words describing one event]
Wet, Frantic, K9, Desprate, Devastated
[Six words describing second event]
Cold, Unlawful, Fast, Scary, Alarmed, Runaway
[Seven words describing third event]
Enjoyable, Excellent, Fake, Painful, Injured, Kind, Motherly
[Eight words describing solution]
Ecstatic, Joyful, Thrilling, Inspiring, Happy, Triumphant, Merry, End
Adam of the Road: Story Pyramid
[Name of main character]
Adam Quartermayne
[Two words describing main
characters]
Buoyant, Resolute
[Three words describing setting]
Imposing, Erratic, Arbitrary
[Four words stating problem]
Adam is all alone.
[Five words describing one event]
Strenuous, Extensive, Abortive, Poignant, Problematical
[Six words describing second event]
Perilous, arduous, frightening, tragic, dreadful, terrifying
[Seven words describing third event]
Enlightening, Elated, Apprehensive, Satisfying, Jovial, Relieving, Suburb
[Eight words describing solution]
Blissful, Joyous, Ecstatic, Superlative, Thrilling, Overwhelming, Merry, Astonishing
K.K.
Adam of the Road: Story Pyramid
[Name of main character]
Adam Quartermayne
[Two words describing main
characters]
Brave, Clever
[Three words describing setting]
Delightful, Dull,
Interesting
[Four words stating problem]
Adam is losing things.
[Five words describing one event]
Wet, Sprinting, tiring sad scared
[Six words describing second event]
Sweaty, Sleepy, Quiet, Scary, Sad, Mad
[Seven words describing third event]
mischievous, loud,
[Eight words describing solution]
Adam traveled and found his dog and father.
Adam of the Road: Story Pyramid
[Name of main character]
Adam
RH
[Two words describing main
characters]
Brave, determined
[Three words describing setting]
Medieval crowded outdoors
[Four words stating problem]
Adam’s dog is stolen
[Five words describing one event]
Scary, courageous, chances, frightful, freezing
[Six words describing second event]
Lonely, Lost, Scared, Hopeless, Exhausted, Homeless
[Seven words describing third event]
Thankful, finally, ecstatic, loved, complete, family, united,
[Eight words describing solution]
Love, togetherness, family, musical, homely, excited, relieved, accomplished
Adam of the Road: Story Pyramid
[Name of main character]
Adam
[Two words describing main
characters]
Smart Thankful
[Three words describing setting]
London Unclean Old
[Four words stating problem]
Last dad gone away
[Five words describing one event]
Chase Nick Dog Jankin Run
[Six words describing second event]
Lost Robbery Taken Trader Stolen Hidden
[Seven words describing third event]
Scary, hurt, found, helped, kind, wonderful, thankful
[Eight words describing solution]
Joyful, Prideful, Happy, thankful, friendship, reuniting, gracious
Adam of the Road: Story Pyramid
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characters]
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[Eight words describing solution]
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Adam of the Road: Story Pyramid
[Name of main character]
name
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characters]
2 words
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Appreciation
 The character I would want as a friend would be Perkin. He is a very sweet, caring, and sympathetic
friend who is always there when Adam needs him. Rh
 I dislike Jenkin because he kidnapped Nick and was a mean character. AC
 I disliked Sir Robert De Rideware because he was a traitor and a thief.-JG
 The character that I most disliked in this book was Jankin. He took Adam’s dog, Nick, and also
mistreated the horse he won from Adam’s father Robert the Minstrel. After Jankin rode Bayard he
was lamed and hungry. JN
 I disliked Jankin because he was very mean to the minstrels whom he cheated out of their
and to Adam from whom he stole Nick. LL
 I disliked Jankin because he was greedy and reckless, as well as a thief. AS
 The character I would like as a friend would is Hugh. At first he is mean, but then he becomes very
nice and friendly.-AJ
 The character that I would like to trade places with is with Adam. I would like to be there with Adam
because I love animals and I would help him find his dog.-SK
 The author was very good at painting pictures with her words. “Hoar frost silvered every twig and
holly leaf in the thicket beside the road, and when the sun suddenly came out the whole world
shone and glittered like the fairy country in the “Lay of Sir Orfeo.”-KK
 The book was interesting but in a way it was boring.-TM
 I do not like Jankin because he is a thief and he always mean to everybody- TF
Evaluation
 During this time, I believe everything that happened could have happened. RH
 The part of the story that best describes the setting, is when Adam wanders through the woods. A.C
 This story is teaching you a lesson because it’s telling you that you can never love a friend too much.JG
 I think that this story is trying to teach a lesson even though it doesn’t come out as strongly as the
author had hoped it would. The lesson is that you should never give up on your friends and family
even if they give up on you. JN
 I would have made the ending a little more exciting. I would have made Adam and Roger happier to
see each other. LL
 I think other people would enjoy this story because it ends happily and had lots of action.AS
 The part that best represents the setting is when Adam, Roger, and Nick are traveling along a road.-AJ
 Yes, the story was easy to read because he learned I learned vocabulary from another book and I
understand it more now that I learned the vocabulary.-SK
 The main character was right in what he did. Adam was very kind and gracious to all people and
plainly sought to bring joy into other people’s lives. When his father and dog disappear Adam looks
for them without ever giving up hope.-KK
 I would have had Roger give Adam a new harp.-TM
 The story is very easy to read, because it is a book about a kid that I could see myself being if I lived in
the middle ages. TF
Inferential
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Jankin acted blunt and greedy because he was never shown much love and didn’t have many friends. RH
A good title for this story would be; The Search For Nick. A.C.
I would have added to the story that Robin lost Perkin too.-JG
When Jankin took Nick I believe that he had a reason for it even though it was the wrong thing to do. In the
Medieval Times it was very hard to earn money and the focus of most people was to just survive. I believe
that Jankin was not a very good minstrel and believed that the dog would make people like his show more.
Even though it was wrong to take Nick he did what he had to survive. JN
Adam and Jankin had different outlooks about each other throughout the book. In the beginning, Adam
thought Jankin was a very kind man the way he reached down to pet Nick. Soon after, though, Adam
despised Jankin after he had stolen Nick. Jankin thought Adam and Nick to be a toy, and he didn’t realize how
close of a friendship he had split up. LL
“The Minstrel's Son” would have been a good title for this book.-AS
Another good title for this book would be Travels of a Minstrel.-AJ
There are some differences between Adam and Jankin. The differences are that Adam is kind, honest, and
brave while Jankin steals and gambles. They are alike by being risky about things and they are both minstrels.
-SK
Nick truly is what you would call man’s best friend. Adam loves his little dog more than almost anything in
the world. Adam and Nick have the relationship of master and dog. Nick is very faithful to Adam and will do
absolutely anything for him. Nick and Adam really are the best of friends.-KK
Adam loved his father very much. I think that Roger loved him, but he was very stupid. Roger still loved
Adam very much. Adam very much. Adam and his father, Roger, will probably always love each other. These
two characters really showed what being a family is all about. TM
“The Lost Boy” would have been another good title for this book. TF
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This story took place during the Middle Ages in England. RH
Adam swam a river, trying to catch Jenkin to get back Nick. AC
The character I chose was Jankin and he stole Adam’s dog, Nick.-JG
This story took place in medieval Europe. Adam traveled to many of the major cities of the time such
as London and Oxford. JN
This story took place in the roads, streets, fairs, and countryside of England in the Middle Ages. LL
This story took place in the years 1294-1295in Europe around London. AS
This story took place in Medieval Times. The characters travel through much of the countryside and
through towns and cities, like London.-AJ
Adam went searching for Nick, his dog which showed me that he is brave, kind, and loyal to his only
one companion.-SK
1. “At once the door swung open, and out rushed a little red whirlwind with flopping ears, big fringy
feet, and a frantic tail.” 2. “Nick’s tongue was in Adam’s ear, his feet on Adam’s chest, and his silky hair
in Adam’s face, but only for a minute.” 3. “He bounced up against Perkin’s shins, he ran round and
round in great circles over grass and road, he yelped with joy, his long tongue hanging out the side of
his mouth and his ears flapping together over the top of his head.”-KK
Jankin 1. One was little, dark haired man with sharp black eyes and a thin vivid face. 2. “Came rushing
up here elbowing better folks aside, and jumped into the boat when it was already full and people
waiting for the next trip. No manners.” 3. A little dark fellow. TM
The story took place in the Middle Ages in Europe. TF
Application
 You could find additional information on the subject of this story in an encyclopedia or book on the
Middle Ages or minstrels. RH
 You could find additional information at the library. AC
 He proudly did something. He shouted loudly at Jankin. He bravely swam across the river to save
Adam’s dog, Nick.-JG
 “’Hugh!’ cried Godffrey reproachfully” – Reproachfully-in a manner of mild rebuke or criticism. “you
say he was a knight. Did you notice his bearings?” – Bearings-the symbol assigned to knights of
different lords. “Dark lurked beyond the whiteness of the fog; now and then a ghostly building
loomed up and vanished” – Lurked-lied in wait. JN
 This story was published in 1942. The events of the story don’t take place during that time; it takes
place during the Middle Ages. LL
 The story was published in 1987.The story took place long before this book was published. I know this
because the dates in the book are in the late 1900s and its 2008.AS
 You could find more information in a book about minstrels from the Middle Ages.-AJ
 I would find additional information on the subject on this story by using the internet, family, books,
and also I would go to my teacher for help.-SK
 The story was published in 1942. The time of the story did not occur anywhere near the time the story
was published.-KK
 1942, No because it’s about the Middle Ages.
 The book was published in 1942 and it has nothing to do with that time, because it was set in the
middle ages. TF
Reorganization
 The story in a nutshell is Adam, a minstrel loses his father and dog and takes very risky chances to find
them. RH
 Adam’s dog Nick was captured, then when Adam was looking for him, he was separated from his
father, but he found them both in the end. AC
 There were several different places that Adam and the other characters went to with events like
tournament and fairs.-JG
 Adam is a minstrel who meets many interesting people on his search for his lost father. JN
 Adam and Roger were very much alike. Adam and Jankin were more different. LL
 Adam is a minstrel's son who has his dog stolen and looses his father who eventually found them
again. -AS
 Adam is a young minstrel who is traveling with his father, Roger, and his dog, Nick, and after they are
lost, Adam goes to great lengths to find them.-AJ
 Adam, a young minstrel, searches for his dog named Nick, that was stolen by an older man named
Jankin but later on Adam finds Nick and the best of friends are reunited once more.-SK
 Adam is a merry, traveling minstrel who finds himself alone after his father disappears and his dog is
stolen and must survive while searching for them.-KK
 People: Adam, Roger, Perkin, Margery, Hugh, Dame Malkin, Sir Edmund, Simon, William, Martian,
Godfrey, Ralph, Matthew, Emilie, Jankin, Dame Clarice, Gaffer, Jill, John, Master William, Daun
William, Oswald, The Bailiff, Master William, Dame Alice, and Cuthbert.
Places St, Alban’s, London, Westminster, Westhumble Inn, Ranmore Common, Guildford, The
Ferryman’s House, Farnham, Giles Hill, The Priest House, Perkin’s House, Oxford. TM
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Adam is a minstrels son who is lost throughout the story but reunites at the end. TF
Overall impression/review of Adam
of the Road:
 Adam of the Road was a very interesting book, but it is nothing I would recommend to someone or
consider reading again. RH
 Adam of the Road is a very good book, that I would recommend to someone who was bored. AC
 Adam of the Road is a good book but it was kind of boring in places. I wouldn’t recommend this
book to any of my friends. JN
 I very much enjoyed reading Adam of the Road. It was very interesting and adventurous. I probably
would recommend this book to others. LL
 My overall impression of Adam of the Road was that it was very exciting and adventurous. It makes
you believe you’re there with the characters. It was a very good book.-AJ
 Adam of the Road was a really good book because it made me want to read it over and over againSK
 My overall opinion of Adam Of the Road is that it was very well written.-AS
 Adam of the road is a very good book and is also very skillfully written.-KK
 Adam Of The Road was a really great book because you saw how people survived back then, and it
was funny.
 Adam of the Road is a good book because it has fun and adventure.-JG
 Adam of the Road is a good easy read book, I would recommend the book to children younger than
me but not the same age or older. TF