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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 event does Prior Robert not allow to bother him now that he believes his mission was successful?
2. The morning after the third vigil, what happens to Brother Columbanus?
3. How does Brother Richard respond when Sioned makes her request to him regarding her father?
4. How does Sioned feel, knowing that Peredur did not murder her father?
5. What will Engelard be able to do once everyone forgets the reason he is an outlaw?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the behavior of Dame Branwen, Peredur's mother, as Brother Cadfael sees her when Father Huw asks him to help.
2. What are the results when Sioned strays from the plan to test Brother Columbanus to see if he killed Rhisiart?
3. How do Father Huw, Brother Richard, Brother Jerome, and Brother Columbanus fare with Brother Cadfael's plan to trap Rhisiart's murderer?
4. What news does Bened relay to Brother Cadfael during Bened's pilgrimage to Walsingham?
5. How does Brother Cadfael capitalize on the people's faith and belief in miracles when he conceals Brother Columbanus' death?
6. How does Brother John take advantage of his punishment?
7. What are Brother Columbanus' possible motives, according to Sioned and Brother Cadfael?
8. Contrast Brother Cadfael's thoughts about St. Winifred and Prince Cradoc with those of the community regarding St. Winifred and Prince Cradoc.
9. What is Brother Cadafel's plan to handle the situation involving St. Winifred's remains and Brother Columbanus' body?
10. 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?
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
Although A Morbid Taste for Bones: A Mediaeval Whodunnit takes place in the 12th century, there are topics described in the story that are still relevant today. Describe a conflict, theme, or issue from A Morbid Taste for Bones: A Mediaeval Whodunnit that is common to all people. Give examples from the story and current events to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Internal conflict affects different characters in the story. Choose a character who faces internal conflict. Explain what the conflict is, how the character attempts to resolve the internal conflict, if the conflict is resolved and how it is resolved, if the conflict is not resolved, why it is not resolved, and what you learned about the character from the internal conflict. How does the resolution or lack of resolution of the internal conflict affect the character?
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