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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 negotiations take place during Easter?

2. How long is Catherine's mother's labor?

3. What does Catherine not know what to do with in August?

4. Who is Geoffrey?

5. What does Catherine do to Geoffrey in April?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who dies in May?

2. What do monks find in Rome? What does the church do with the monks' findings?

3. Who visits Catherine's home in July? What does Catherine note about her visitors?

4. Why does Catherine's father throw a priest down the stairs in September?

5. Describe Catherine's mother's childbirth experience in September.

6. What does Robert do with the bear that Catherine buys at the fair?

7. What do the villagers do on May Day?

8. What idea does Catherine come up with at the end of June?

9. What does Shaggy Beard have to do with Catherine's purchase of the bear at the fair in August?

10. Who is Aelis to wed in September? How does Catherine react to this news?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of love and romance in the novel. What are some examples of romantic pairings in the novel? Who is Catherine romantically linked to? What does Catherine think of love and romance? How does love impact Lady Aelis' and George's life?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of jealousy in the novel Catherine, Called Birdy. Why is Catherine jealous of George and Lady Aelis' relationship? What does this tell the reader about her character?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of superstition in the novel. Which character(s) are superstitious? What are some examples of superstition in the novel? Is Catherine a superstitious character? Were the people of the Middle Ages more superstitious than people of the 21st century? Why or why not?

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