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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 Brother Richard respond when Sioned makes her request to him regarding her father?
2. What does Brother Cadfael hope for Rhisiart, who is buried in the same grave with St. Winifred in Gwytherin?
3. With whom does Peredur walk in the procession to St. Winifred's chapel?
4. When Sioned and her servants approach, what are Prior Robert and the other brothers doing?
5. How does Sioned feel when she hears that St. Winifred forgives her father?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Peredur's confession at Rhisiart's funeral?
2. How does Dame Branwen's behavior help build suspicion against Brother Columbanus?
3. What does Brother Cadfael believe about the miracles St. Winifred is creating at her true grave in Gwytherin?
4. Contrast Brother Cadfael's opinion of women with the medieval opinion of women, as represented by Father Huw.
5. 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?
6. Describe the behavior of Dame Branwen, Peredur's mother, as Brother Cadfael sees her when Father Huw asks him to help.
7. What is Brother Cadafel's plan to handle the situation involving St. Winifred's remains and Brother Columbanus' body?
8. How does Brother Cadfael capitalize on the people's faith and belief in miracles when he conceals Brother Columbanus' death?
9. Contrast Brother Cadfael's thoughts about St. Winifred and Prince Cradoc with those of the community regarding St. Winifred and Prince Cradoc.
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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