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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 say about the solution to the murder Brother Columbanus' dream brings?
(a) That he agrees with the solution.
(b) That he is glad the mystery has been solved.
(c) That it has no basis in fact.
(d) That it is tidy and well-calculated.

2. The morning after the third vigil, what happens to Brother Columbanus?
(a) He is taken away to the church.
(b) He awakens from his trance.
(c) He is taken to Sioned's home.
(d) He breaks into a sweat when he touches Rhisiart's body.

3. What will Engelard be able to do once everyone forgets the reason he is an outlaw?
(a) Go home and claim his inheritance.
(b) Buy land.
(c) Resume his job as an ox-caller.
(d) Marry Sioned.

4. Why do Brother John and Annest have to use a special method to communicate?
(a) Annest is blind.
(b) John only speaks English and Annest only speaks Welsh.
(c) John only speaks Welsh and Annest only speaks English.
(d) Annest is a deaf-mute.

5. When does Brother Columbanus realize the form appearing in front of him is Sioned?
(a) When he recognizes her voice.
(b) When he recognizes her clothing.
(c) When he tears the veil from her face.
(d) When he realizes St. Winifred should be speaking Welsh, not English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event does Prior Robert not allow to bother him now that he believes his mission was successful?

2. In Brother Columbanus' dream, after St. Winifred forgives Rhisiart, what else does she offer him?

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

4. While he is digging for St. Winifred's remains, how does Brother Cadfael imagine St. Winifred?

5. What does Brother Cadfael tell Sioned about his plot to trap Brother Columbanus?

Short Essay Questions

1. Contrast Brother Cadfael's opinion of women with the medieval opinion of women, as represented by Father Huw.

2. What does Brother Cadfael do to manage Prior Robert when Bened tells of the miracles occurring at St. Winifred's former grave?

3. 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?

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

5. What is the dilemma faced by Brother Cadfael regarding Brother Columbanus being found guilty or not guilty of murdering Rhisiart?

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

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

8. How does Brother Cadfael capitalize on the people's faith and belief in miracles when he conceals Brother Columbanus' death?

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

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

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