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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. How does Peredur feel when he hears that Sioned and Engelard will be able to marry?
2. Who is going to help Brother John escape before Brother John can be arrested?
3. What brings Brother John and Annest together?
4. What will Engelard be able to do once everyone forgets the reason he is an outlaw?
5. Who tells Peredur to go home after Peredur reacts to Sioned's request?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
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. How does Brother John take advantage of his punishment?
4. Describe the behavior of Dame Branwen, Peredur's mother, as Brother Cadfael sees her when Father Huw asks him to help.
5. What are Brother Columbanus' possible motives, according to Sioned and Brother Cadfael?
6. What does Brother Columbanus claim that St. Winifred told him in a dream?
7. How do Brother Cadfael and Sioned test Brother Columbanus to determine if he killed Rhisiart?
8. What is Brother Cadafel's plan to handle the situation involving St. Winifred's remains and Brother Columbanus' body?
9. Contrast Brother Cadfael's thoughts about St. Winifred and Prince Cradoc with those of the community regarding St. Winifred and Prince Cradoc.
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Brother Cadfael needs to use quite a bit of reasoning to solve the mystery of Rhisiart's death. Explain the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning. Which did Brother Cadfael use more frequently, inductive or deductive reasoning? In which situations did he use this form of reasoning? As you formulate your answer, think of these terms: clues, inference, logic, and evidence.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
In A Morbid Taste for Bones: A Mediaeval Whodunnit, Brother Jerome and Brother Columbanus both have dreams. Compare and contrast their dreams. What are their dreams about? Do the dreams provide any hints or clues of events that take place later in the story? What is the author's purpose in including the dreams in the story?
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