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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Prior Robert say has approved his mission to Gwytherin?
(a) All of Prior Robert's followers.
(b) Bishop David and Prince Owain.
(c) God.
(d) The townspeople.

2. How does the Welsh girl react when Brother Cadfael tells her about the purpose of the monks' visit?
(a) With joy.
(b) With surprise.
(c) With anger.
(d) With fright.

3. How does Prior Robert feel about the abbot's decision to allow Brother Cadfael and Brother John to accompany him to Gwytherin?
(a) Unhappy.
(b) Grateful.
(c) Suspicious.
(d) Unaffected.

4. What does the Welsh girl do after she speaks to Brother Cadfael about the monks' mission?
(a) Continues to talk, but changes the subject.
(b) Continues with her needlework.
(c) Attends to the sheep she was herding.
(d) Runs away.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Prior Robert's tone of voice when he talks about acquiring a relic for the abbey?

2. Who does Prior Robert assign to care for Brother Columbanus after Brother Columbanus suffers his "falling sickness"?

3. Why does the Welsh girl who meets Brother Cadfael become nervous when he speaks to her?

4. After Prior Robert talks about the importance of acquiring a relic for the abbey, why do the brothers run outside?

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

(see the answer key)

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