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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 is the topic of discussion at the meeting Brother Cadfael goes to after leaving Father Huw?
2. The day after Bened brings news of Gwytherin to Brother Cadfael, in addition to Prior Robert, whom else does he greet?
3. After Father Huw thanks Brother Cadfael, what does Father Huw admit to Brother Cadfael?
4. What did Sioned and Engelard name their son?
5. What does Annest ask Brother Cadfael about her relationship with Brother John?
Short Essay Questions
1. Contrast Brother Cadfael's opinion of women with the medieval opinion of women, as represented by Father Huw.
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. Describe the behavior of Dame Branwen, Peredur's mother, as Brother Cadfael sees her when Father Huw asks him to help.
4. What does Brother Cadfael believe about the miracles St. Winifred is creating at her true grave in Gwytherin?
5. How does Brother John take advantage of his punishment?
6. What does Brother Cadfael do to manage Prior Robert when Bened tells of the miracles occurring at St. Winifred's former grave?
7. How does Brother Cadfael explain miracles?
8. 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?
9. 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?
10. How do Brother Cadfael and Sioned test Brother Columbanus to determine if he killed Rhisiart?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Subplots have the same story elements as the main plot of a story. Explain one subplot from A Morbid Taste for Bones: A Mediaeval Whodunnit using exposition, inciting force, central conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Explain how the subplot is connected to the main plot of the story.
Essay Topic 2
Brother Cadfael needs to use quite a bit of reasoning to solve the mystery of Rhisiart's death. Explain the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning. Which did Brother Cadfael use more frequently, inductive or deductive reasoning? In which situations did he use this form of reasoning? As you formulate your answer, think of these terms: clues, inference, logic, and evidence.
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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