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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. After the voice awakens Brother Columbanus and calls his name, what does the voice refer to him as?
(a) True and faithful servant.
(b) Blasphemous sinner.
(c) Champion of my will.
(d) False servant.

2. 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) Carry Rhisiart's coffin to his grave.
(d) Light a candle for everyone who visits Rhisiart's body.

3. The day after Bened brings news of Gwytherin to Brother Cadfael, in addition to Prior Robert, whom else does he greet?
(a) Brother Jerome.
(b) Brother John.
(c) Brother Richard.
(d) Abbot Heribert.

4. What event does Prior Robert not allow to bother him now that he believes his mission was successful?
(a) Brother John's escape.
(b) The dull and dreary weather.
(c) The long trip back to Shrewsbury.
(d) Sioned and Engelard's marriage.

5. What events, as explained to Prior Robert, prove that St. Winifred must be powerful and supremely worthy of honor?
(a) The news about Brother John and Annest.
(b) Brother Columbanus' miraculous ascension.
(c) The events Bened says are occurring in Gwytherin, where Prior Robert thinks St. Winifred used to be buried.
(d) The events Bened says are occurring in Shrewsbury, where Prior Robert thinks St. Winifred is buried.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Peredur walk in the procession to St. Winifred's chapel?

2. After Sioned and Brother Cadfael discuss Brother Columbanus' possible motives for killing Rhisiart, what is Sioned determined to do?

3. Who appears and causes Brother Columbanus to run out?

4. What news does Bened bring to Brother Cadfael about Sioned and Engelard?

5. How does Peredur feel when he hears that Sioned and Engelard will be able to marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Because the body of a murderer seems to be bringing as many miracles as the bones of a saint, what conclusion can we draw about the connection between beliefs, logic, faith, and miracles?

2. Contrast Brother Cadfael's thoughts about St. Winifred and Prince Cradoc with those of the community regarding St. Winifred and Prince Cradoc.

3. How does Prior Robert deal with Brother Cadfael's plan to trap Rhisiart's murderer while the vigil is held at St. Winifred's grave?

4. What does Brother Cadfael believe about the miracles St. Winifred is creating at her true grave in Gwytherin?

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

6. How does Dame Branwen's behavior help build suspicion against Brother Columbanus?

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

8. What does Brother Columbanus claim that St. Winifred told him in a dream?

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

10. 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?

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