View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Welsh girl who meets Brother Cadfael recognizes him as a visitor from England, what does she do?
(a) Offers him and the other monks a place to stay.
(b) Runs away.
(c) Speaks a few words in English to him.
(d) Invites him to go for a walk.

2. Why does the Welsh girl who meets Brother Cadfael become nervous when he speaks to her?
(a) Her boyfriend is standing behind Brother Cadfael.
(b) She doesn't understand English.
(c) He speaks Welsh.
(d) The English are looked upon with suspicion.

3. Who has a dream about Winifred on the night Brother Columbanus suffers his "falling sickness"??
(a) Brother Columbanus.
(b) Brother Cadfael.
(c) Prior Robert.
(d) Brother Jerome.

4. According to Prior Robert, why is it important for the abbey to obtain a relic?
(a) The relic will help attract tourists to the abbey, which will help them make money.
(b) Every other abbey has a relic.
(c) It is the next step in the process for having the abbey declared a shrine.
(d) To bring prestige to the abbey.

5. According to Winifred, why did a spring rise up in Wales?
(a) It is where an ancient abbey once stood.
(b) It is where she was martyred.
(c) It is where she was born.
(d) It is where she is buried.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Prior Robert ask to tell Winifred's life story?

2. What is Father Huw's job in Gwytherin?

3. What does Prior Robert do when the monks arrive in Gwytherin?

4. What does Brother Cadfael do after Prior Robert dismisses him and Brother John after Father Huw says he will plan a meeting?

5. What does Prior Robert discover about Brother Columbanus after Brother Columbanus returns from the spring at Holywell?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 341 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample