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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Godric gives his gold away, who does he say was as glad as he was to do so when he told Jesus that he would pay back double for his thievery?
(a) Zaccheus.
(b) Dismas.
(c) Gestus.
(d) Bacchus.

2. Who summons Godric to Christmas mass at Durham?
(a) Ailred.
(b) Bishop Flambard.
(c) Reginald.
(d) Bishop Pudsey.

3. Who is the kinsman of Tom Ball that hires Godric to ring the bells ?
(a) Littlefield.
(b) Littleton.
(c) Littlefoot.
(d) Littlefair.

4. What is the name of the bell Godric is hired to ring?
(a) Great Bess.
(b) Clangor.
(c) Old Ben.
(d) Big Ben.

5. What is Roger Mouse missing when Godric meets him for their second set of adventures?
(a) An eye.
(b) A finger.
(c) An ear.
(d) A foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Reginald say Burcwen died?

2. When Godric shuns Burcwen after watching her bathe, what does she do?

3. Godric feels that he fails Christ as a _____.

4. Who does Godric think never bathed more chaste and fair than Burcwen?

5. What is Godric sprinkled with when he is being prepared for Christmas mass?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Elric, in all his rantings and his hermit lifestyle, treated by the community that surrounds where he lives?

2. Why does Godric choose the church near Bishop Auckland to give away his fortune?

3. How does Godric contemplate the decisions he has made in his life regarding the people he has known?

4. When Reginald is writing in his book about Godric's service with Falkes de Granvill, how does he judge the noble lord as Godric tells his story? How does this reflect Reginald's belief that all men are essentially good?

5. How does Godric perceive his acts in the service of Falkes de Granvill after his conversation with Hedwic?

6. How does Elric justify his sparse lifestyle?

7. What happens to Godric at the River Jordan and how does he compare it to the River Wear?

8. How does Godric really feel about the sacrifices he has made for God as a hermit?

9. What are Godric's thoughts as he listens to the monks sing at Christmas mass in Durham?

10. How does Godric forgive Aedlward for being a distant father?

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