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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 Prior Robert notice about the stories Bened tells of what is happening at St. Winifred's former grave?
2. Where are Prior Robert and the other brothers gathered when Sioned and her servants approach?
3. Who is going to help Brother John escape before Brother John can be arrested?
4. Who interrupts Bened while he is telling of what is occurring at St. Winifred's former grave?
5. How does Brother Columbanus injure Sioned when he tries to kill her?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Annest's concern about Brother John and how is her concern dealt with?
2. 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?
3. What is the dilemma faced by Brother Cadfael regarding Brother Columbanus being found guilty or not guilty of murdering Rhisiart?
4. Contrast Brother Cadfael's thoughts about St. Winifred and Prince Cradoc with those of the community regarding St. Winifred and Prince Cradoc.
5. How does Dame Branwen's behavior help build suspicion against Brother Columbanus?
6. How do Father Huw, Brother Richard, Brother Jerome, and Brother Columbanus fare with Brother Cadfael's plan to trap Rhisiart's murderer?
7. What is Brother Cadafel's plan to handle the situation involving St. Winifred's remains and Brother Columbanus' body?
8. What does Brother Cadfael do to manage Prior Robert when Bened tells of the miracles occurring at St. Winifred's former grave?
9. Describe the behavior of Dame Branwen, Peredur's mother, as Brother Cadfael sees her when Father Huw asks him to help.
10. What are Brother Columbanus' possible motives, according to Sioned and Brother Cadfael?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Irony is when what happens is different from what is expected to happen; for example, a ski trip is canceled because of a snowstorm, or a firehouse catches fire. Describe the ironic situation involving the events that occur at St. Winifred's actual resting place in Gwytherin and the events that occur at the place where Prior Robert thinks she is buried, in Shrewsbury. Do you think the author intentionally had irony in mind when he included this situation? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Choose a situation in the story in which Brother Cadfael acted in a way you disagree with. Describe the situation. Why did Brother Cadfael act this way? What were the consequences of his actions? Why do you disagree with Brother Cadfael's reaction to the situation? How would you have reacted? Why?
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