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Statement I is not correct since there is no reference in the passage regarding the expertise of Robin Hood with the gun but it is said that he was very good with the bow and the arrow. In fact, he was the best on the land in bow and arrow. Refer to, “In all the land, no one was better with a bow and arrow than Robin Hood. He lived with his band of Merry Men in Sherwood Forest. That was the woods where the King kept his royal deer.”
Statement II is also not correct since it is clearly described that Robin Hood used to stay with the his band of merry men in the Sherwood forest and there is no information given regarding his family members staying with him in the forest, in the entire passage. This can also be eliminated.
Statement III is not correct since the given information is in contravention to the information given in the passage. It is said that the Sheriff was looking for Robin Hood to arrest him and nowhere it is mentioned that Robin Hood was a government servant. This can be eliminated easily.
So, none of the given statements is correct according to the information given in the passage. This makes option E the correct choice among the given options.

Refer to, “No, Sir. Robin Hood has red hair. None of the ones who are shooting has red hair.”
So, it is evident that the Sheriff’s Men were of the view that nobody with red hair had come in the competition and that is why it was certain for them that Robin Hood had not come to take part in the competition arranged by the Sheriff.
Among the given options, option A does not give the proper reason of the perception of the Sheriff’s Men regarding the presence of Robin Hood in the competition whereas the option B can also be eliminated on the ground that there is no such reference in the passage. Option C may be correct but there is no explicit reference in the passage regarding the perception of the Sheriff regarding his men. Only option D clearly explains the real reason as described in the passage.
This makes option D the correct choice among the given options.

Refer to, “A few years before, King Richard had ruled the land. King Richard let people who were poor come into Sherwood Forest. They could hunt the deer to get food for their families.”
It is evident that King Richard was a very kind ruler and he used to think about the welfare of the poor in his country. That is why he allowed them to hunt in the Sherwood Forest in order to get food for their families.
Among the given options, option A is not correct since it is in direct contradiction with the information given in the passage whereas option C cannot be considered as correct because there is no such information in the passage that King Richard was not the actual king of England. Option D is not correct since it is not contextual with reference to the passage whereas option E is also not correct since it is not there in the passage anywhere. Option B is correct since it correctly describes that King Richard was very kind towards the poor.
This makes option B the correct choice among the given options.

Refer to, “Dressed in green from his cap to his boots, the trees of Sherwood Forest could hide him as he hunted the King’s deer. Sometimes other brave men came into Sherwood Forest. One by one they joined Robin Hood, and became his Merry Men.”
It is very much evident that the men who used to come to Sherwood Forest to hunt the King’s deer despite the warnings of the King and the fear of being punished with death sentence. Still, some brave men used to come to the forest and Robin Hood convinced them to join him and together they became the Merry Men of his army.
Now coming to the given options, option A is not correct since it is not true according to the passage whereas same can be said about all the other options. Hence, they can be easily eliminated without giving much thought. So, option E should be the correct answer.
This makes option E the correct choice among the given options.

Refer to, “But our hero jumped over the wall to a horse waiting for him. He was gone! Robin Hood had escaped!”
It is very much clear from the passage that the Sheriff’s Men could not catch Robin Hood at the end as he jumped over the wall and ran away riding his horse. So, the Sheriff’s Men failed to catch him.
Among the given options, Only B explains it correctly that Robin Hood escaped from the place and the Sheriff’s Men could not catch him at the end. Other options are completely out of context and can be eliminated easily, without giving a second thought.
This makes option B the correct choice among the given options.

Refer to, “Two bowmen were left. The first was William, the Sheriff's man. With care, William, took aim. His arrow landed at the very center of the target - a bull’s eye! The crowd cheered for William. It was time for the last bowman. His arrow sailed through the air, too. It landed right through the bull’s eye arrow, cutting it in half! In a flash, the bowman let go of two more arrows. Each one flew to where the Sheriff sat, pinning him to his seat, one arrow on each side.”
It is clear that William was a very good archer since he could hit the bull’s eye with his arrow but it is also true that Robin Hood cut his arrow into two and also Robin Hood was so good with his arrows that he could hit any target at will. He displayed this skill by throwing arrows at both the sides of the Sheriff.
Coming to the options, option A is not correct since it is not said that William was one of the King’s Men but he was a Sheriff’s man. Option B is not correct since William did take part in the competition and also hit the bull’s eye. Option D is not correct since he was one of the Sheriff’s men and not a part of the Merry Men of Robin Hood. Now regarding option C, it is a bit confusing to decide it’s correctness but it is clear that Robin Hood could hit any target at will and he only missed if he had wanted to. This is not there in case of William and also it is said in the passage that none was better than Robin Hood with the bow and arrow.
This makes option C the correct choice among the given options.

The given word denotes that Robin Hood ran away from the venue of the competition and the Sheriff’s Men were unable to get hold of him.
Now coming to the given options, all are out of context except Option A that captures the meaning of the given word correctly.
This makes option A the correct choice among the given options.