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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Father Huw's job in Gwytherin?
(a) Caretaker.
(b) Judge.
(c) Pastor.
(d) Housekeeper.

2. Why does Brother Cadfael want to become acquainted with the man whom the Welsh girl meets?
(a) To teach Brother Cadfael to speak Welsh.
(b) To give Brother Cadfael a place to stay.
(c) To help Brother Cadfael understand the workings of Gwytherin.
(d) To teach Brother Cadfael his trade.

3. Why is Father Huw planning a meeting for the day after the monks arrive in Gwytherin?
(a) To find housing for the monks.
(b) To put Prior Robert on trial.
(c) To find jobs for the monks.
(d) To discuss Prior Robert's proposal.

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

5. What does Prior Robert discover about Brother Columbanus after Brother Columbanus returns from the spring at Holywell?
(a) Brother Columbanus is cured.
(b) Brother Columbanus can see into the future.
(c) Brother Columbanus is now a saint.
(d) Brother Columbanus can live forever.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Prior Robert suggest they take Brother Columbanus after they witness his "falling sickness"?

3. How does Father Huw feel when he learns of the approval of Prior Robert's mission?

4. When the Welsh girl who meets Brother Cadfael recognizes him as a visitor from England, what does she do?

5. According to Winifred, why did a spring rise up in Wales?

(see the answer key)

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