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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. Who tells Peredur to go home after Peredur reacts to Sioned's request?
2. In Brother Columbanus' dream, after St. Winifred forgives Rhisiart, what else does she offer him?
3. What will Engelard be able to do once everyone forgets the reason he is an outlaw?
4. What brings Brother John and Annest together?
5. What are Sioned's servants carrying when they approach Prior Robert and the brothers?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Brother Columbanus claim that St. Winifred told him in a dream?
2. How do Father Huw, Brother Richard, Brother Jerome, and Brother Columbanus fare with Brother Cadfael's plan to trap Rhisiart's murderer?
3. How does Brother Cadfael explain miracles?
4. Describe the behavior of Dame Branwen, Peredur's mother, as Brother Cadfael sees her when Father Huw asks him to help.
5. 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?
6. What is Annest's concern about Brother John and how is her concern dealt with?
7. 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?
8. 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?
9. How does Brother John take advantage of his punishment?
10. How does Dame Branwen's behavior help build suspicion against Brother Columbanus?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In A Morbid Taste for Bones: A Mediaeval Whodunnit, we learn a great deal about Brother Cadfael. 1) List four adjectives that describe Brother Cadfael's personality. Include an example from the story to explain each adjective. 2) What is a value or belief Brother Cadfael has? 3) How does he act on this value or belief? 4) How does Brother Cadfael change as the book progresses? 5) What causes him to change?
Essay Topic 2
Name a character, other than the main characters, who is important to the story. Why is the character important? Could the story have been written without this character? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
List the main events from A Morbid Taste for Bones: A Mediaeval Whodunnit. Could you change the order of the main events or leave out any main events? Why or why not? What does this say about the author's organization of the material? Why might he have organized it the way he did?
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