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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. To what does Brother Cadfael tell Sioned to personally invite Peredur?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Rhisiart's funeral.
(c) A vigil at St. Winifred's grave.
(d) Brother John's trial.

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

3. During a rest on the way back to Shrewsbury, what does Brother Jerome tell Brother Cadfael about St. Winifred's bones?
(a) That Brother Cadfael should have more faith in the power of St. Winifred's bones.
(b) Her bones are not in her coffin.
(c) Her bones have crumbled to dust.
(d) Her bones have begun to bring miracles.

4. After Sioned and Brother Cadfael discuss Brother Columbanus' possible motives for killing Rhisiart, what is Sioned determined to do?
(a) Prove that Prince Cradoc was not evil.
(b) Avenge her father's death.
(c) Atone for her sin of accusing holy men of a crime.
(d) Find St. Winifred's remains.

5. How does Brother Cadfael feel when he discovers the condition of the bottle of poppy seed syrup?
(a) Betrayed.
(b) Embarrassed.
(c) Suspicious.
(d) Disgusted.

Short Answer Questions

1. In secret, how does Brother Cadfael think St. Winifred feels about the outcome of the events involving her remains?

2. What brings Brother John and Annest together?

3. When Sioned and her servants approach, what are Prior Robert and the other brothers doing?

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

5. Who tells Peredur to go home after Peredur reacts to Sioned's request?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Father Huw, Brother Richard, Brother Jerome, and Brother Columbanus fare with Brother Cadfael's plan to trap Rhisiart's murderer?

2. What does Brother Cadfael believe about St. Winifred when Sioned tells him why she deviated from the plan to get Brother Columbanus to confess to her father's murder?

3. What is Annest's concern about Brother John and how is her concern dealt with?

4. Why should anyone who knows about Brother Cadfael's plan to handle St. Winifred's remains and Brother Columbanus' body not speak of it until the brothers have left Gwytherin?

5. What is Peredur's confession at Rhisiart's funeral?

6. How do Brother Cadfael and Sioned test Brother Columbanus to determine if he killed Rhisiart?

7. How does Brother John take advantage of his punishment?

8. What news does Bened relay to Brother Cadfael during Bened's pilgrimage to Walsingham?

9. What is Brother Cadfael's plan to trap Rhisiart's murderer while the vigil is held at St. Winifred's grave?

10. What are the results when Sioned strays from the plan to test Brother Columbanus to see if he killed Rhisiart?

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