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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. Why is Catherine excited at the end of January?
(a) Because her tutor will teach her about the Crusades.
(b) Because she is going to court.
(c) Because she will visit her brother.
(d) Because Aelis will soon be visiting.

2. Who is Perkin?
(a) Catherine's cousin.
(b) Catherine's uncle.
(c) Catherine's friend.
(d) Catherine's brother.

3. Who is Catherine the daughter of?
(a) A blacksmith.
(b) A knight.
(c) A baker.
(d) A pastor.

4. According to Uncle George, what are greedy and cruel?
(a) The Crusades.
(b) City dwellers.
(c) The King and his men.
(d) Politicians.

5. Why does Robert give the puppy back to Catherine in January?
(a) The puppy peed on him.
(b) The puppy will not stop whimpering.
(c) Catherine whines about the puppy to her mother.
(d) The puppy bit Robert.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miscarriages has Catherine's mother had?

2. What did Catherine's maternal grandfather do to Catherine's paternal grandfather in the past?

3. Why is a suitor of Catherine's scared off in January?

4. What does Catherine begin to teach Perkin to do in January?

5. What does Catherine's father keep trying to do to Catherine?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Catherine share information about herself? What does she like to talk about?

2. Describe some of Catherine's suitors.

3. What does Catherine imagine about her father in November?

4. How does Catherine scare off a suitor in February?

5. What does Catherine do during a feast at the end of November?

6. Why does Catherine cry a lot in November?

7. What is Catherine's social status?

8. Who are some of the characters that the reader is introduced to early on in the novel?

9. What does Catherine think of the abbey and the monk's lifestyle when she visits her brother?

10. What are some examples of how life was different in the 1200's compared to how they are now?

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