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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Brother Columbanus look the morning after Rhisiart's murder?
(a) Withdrawn.
(b) Angry.
(c) Excited.
(d) Rested.

2. In what condition is Dame Branwen, Peredur's mother, when Father Huw asks Brother Cadfael for help with her?
(a) Unconscious.
(b) In a trance.
(c) Hysterical with grief.
(d) Deathly ill.

3. Who does Prior Robert assign to care for Brother Columbanus after Brother Columbanus suffers his "falling sickness"?
(a) Brother John.
(b) Brother Cadfael.
(c) Brother Jerome.
(d) Brother Rhys.

4. In Brother Columbanus' dream, after St. Winifred forgives Rhisiart, what else does she offer him?
(a) Eternal life.
(b) The name of his killer.
(c) Her grave.
(d) Friendship.

5. What does Sioned ask Father Huw and Brother Jerome, who are holding the first vigil, to do?
(a) Guard Rhisiart's body.
(b) Place their hands on Rhisiart's heart and pray for him.
(c) Light a candle for everyone who visits Rhisiart's body.
(d) Carry Rhisiart's coffin to his grave.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Father Huw planning a meeting for the day after the monks arrive in Gwytherin?

2. Who disputes Prior Robert's accusation, stating that Rhisiart may have been obstructing the plans of others?

3. After the voice awakens Brother Columbanus and calls his name, what does the voice refer to him as?

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

5. What is strange about the contents of the bottle of poppy seed syrup with which Brother Cadfael wants to treat Dame Branwen?

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