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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the Welsh girl do after she speaks to Brother Cadfael about the monks' mission?
2. What does Sioned want to do when she first reaches the murder scene of her father?
3. What does Brother Columbanus say is the only thing he will take in until they accomplish their goal?
4. What does Father Huw offer the monks from Shrewsbury when they arrive at Gwytherin?
5. What weapon is Engelard an expert at using?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Brother Cadfael confide to Cal regarding the transfer of St. Winifred to Shrewsbury?
2. What do Rhisiart and the townspeople believe about Prior Robert's proposal and how does Prior Robert respond?
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. What do we learn about Brother Cadfael from his response to Rhisiart's murder?
5. What is Brother Cadfael's explanation about holy men when Bened expresses confusion about who may have killed Rhisiart?
6. Explain the warning that Padrig gives to Brother Cadfael and Brother John regarding the meeting about Prior Robert's proposal.
7. After Prior Robert discusses acquiring a relic, how do the monks care for Brother Columbanus when he has an episode of "falling sickness"?
8. How does Brother Cadfael demonstrate his cleverness when speaking to Abbot Heribert about the expedition to obtain St. Winifred's bones?
9. When Rhisiart doesn't come to the dinner meeting to work out the differences with Prior Robert, what does Prior Robert believe about him?
10. How does Brother Jerome's dream about St. Winifred affect Prior Robert?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author uses foreshadowing throughout A Morbid Taste for Bones: A Mediaeval Whodunnit. Give three examples of what you think are the most effective uses of foreshadowing in the story, and why you think these examples are the most effective. Include in your answer what these events foreshadow.
Essay Topic 2
A stereotype is a broad generalization about a certain group of people or a type of person that implies the members of this group have no individual qualities. In the time A Morbid Taste for Bones: A Mediaeval Whodunnit was set, society had certain expectations for females, a cultural female stereotype. What was the cultural female stereotype during the time the story was set? Which characters represent the stereotypical female of the time? How? Which characters defy the female stereotype of the time? How? Which male characters support the female stereotype? How do you know? Which male characters support the individuality of the female? How do you know?
Essay Topic 3
Explain one of the following themes as it is developed in A Morbid Taste for Bones: A Mediaeval Whodunnit. Explain where it is present, how it is presented, and how it affects the plot and characters. Give examples from the story to explain your answer.
1) courage
2) innocence vs. wisdom
3) ambition.
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