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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 are Catherine and her mother presented with when they visit an abbey in October?

2. Why does Catherine rule out running off to a nunnery?

3. What does Catherine have to pick out of her bedding?

4. Who is Morwenna?

5. Who are the villagers building a cottage for in October?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Catherine consider living in a nunnery? Why does she decide against it in the end?

2. What does Robert do in January?

3. What happens in the hall in February?

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

5. Describe Uncle George's homecoming.

6. What does Catherine think of birds?

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

8. How does Catherine take care of others in January? How does she feel about this?

9. How did Catherine's parents meet?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the character Catherine. What are her defining character traits? What is her role in the story? What struggles or obstacles does she face throughout the novel? Does she grow as a character? If so, how?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of friendship in the novel Catherine, Called Birdy. Is friendship important to Catherine? Who are her friends? How does she help her friends and how do they help her?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the death motif in the novel. Who dies in the novel and how do these deaths impact the other characters? How is death treated during this time period? How do the funerals of Perkin's grandmother and the Queen differ?

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