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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Brother Cadfael learn about Rhisiart's marital status at Bened's house?
(a) He never married.
(b) He and his wife have been married for many years.
(c) His wife left him many years ago.
(d) He is a widower.

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

3. What does Brother Cadfael learn about the home of Bened, the town smith?
(a) Travelers use it as a rest stop.
(b) It is haunted.
(c) Small nightly gatherings are held there.
(d) It was once an abbey.

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

5. Who disputes Prior Robert's accusation, stating that Rhisiart may have been obstructing the plans of others?
(a) Engelard.
(b) Peredur.
(c) Brother John.
(d) Bened.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Engelard is named as a suspect in Rhisiart's murder, whom does Sioned accuse of having the strongest motive to kill her father?

2. How did Winifred spend her life?

3. What does Father Huw warn Prior Robert about regarding the approval of his proposal?

4. According to Cal, the ploughman, why does Bened believe he will not be able to marry Sioned?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. After Prior Robert hears Father Huw's news from the meeting with the heads of the parish, what does he do?

2. How does Brother Jerome's dream of Winifred benefit Brother Columbanus?

3. What are Father Huw's views on the approval of Prior Robert's proposal by Bishop David and Prince Owain and the approval of the townspeople?

4. When Rhisiart doesn't come to the dinner meeting to work out the differences with Prior Robert, what does Prior Robert believe about him?

5. Contrast Engelard's views on running away from Rhisiart's murder scene with Peredur's reaction to running away.

6. Contrast Brother Cadfael's approach to dealing with the townspeople with Prior Robert's approach to dealing with the townspeople.

7. What do we learn about Brother Cadfael from his response to Rhisiart's murder?

8. What is Father Huw's news after he meets with the heads of the parish?

9. At the end of Chapter 4, after Rhisiart's death, who are the suspects and why?

10. What myth about a murderer going near or touching the murder victim does Sioned relate to Brother Cadfael?

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