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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. To what does Brother Cadfael tell Sioned to personally invite Peredur?
2. How does Brother Cadfael feel when he discovers the condition of the bottle of poppy seed syrup?
3. How does Sioned feel when she hears that St. Winifred forgives her father?
4. What does Bened tell Prior Robert about what is happening at the place that used to be St. Winifred's grave?
5. What brings Brother John and Annest together?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are Brother Columbanus' possible motives, according to Sioned and Brother Cadfael?
2. What are the results when Sioned strays from the plan to test Brother Columbanus to see if he killed Rhisiart?
3. What is Brother Cadafel's plan to handle the situation involving St. Winifred's remains and Brother Columbanus' body?
4. Contrast Brother Cadfael's opinion of women with the medieval opinion of women, as represented by Father Huw.
5. How does Brother John take advantage of his punishment?
6. What is the dilemma faced by Brother Cadfael regarding Brother Columbanus being found guilty or not guilty of murdering Rhisiart?
7. What news does Bened relay to Brother Cadfael during Bened's pilgrimage to Walsingham?
8. What does Brother Cadfael do to manage Prior Robert when Bened tells of the miracles occurring at St. Winifred's former grave?
9. What is Peredur's confession at Rhisiart's funeral?
10. What does Brother Cadfael believe about the miracles St. Winifred is creating at her true grave in Gwytherin?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is stronger in A Morbid Taste for Bones: A Mediaeval Whodunnit--plot development or character development? Why? Give examples from the story to explain your answer. Do you think the author did this intentionally? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
What clues or hints did the author provide that helped prepare you for the ending of the story? Did you think these clues were important as you read the story? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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