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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through September and October.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Catherine and her mother presented with when they visit an abbey in October?
(a) A handbook written by Catherine's brother.
(b) A sash.
(c) A book of Saint's Days.
(d) A scroll.

2. Who does Catherine confess to hating in the first chapter?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her tutor.

3. Who tells Catherine that she needs to be herself in October?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) An old Jewish lady.
(c) A clown.
(d) The queen's lady-in-waiting.

4. Why does Catherine put on boy's clothes in October?
(a) To try and travel with the group that is passing through her town.
(b) To join the circus.
(c) To be able to compete in an archery contest.
(d) To trick her aunt who she has never met.

5. What does Catherine dream about in October that angers her?
(a) Her father making her marry a buffoon.
(b) Her brothers having fun while she toils away.
(c) Someone stealing her favorite bird.
(d) The miller's farting apprentice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Catherine begin to talk about at the beginning of the novel?

2. Who is Thomas?

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

4. Who is the author of the novel Catherine, Called Birdy?

5. Who is Robert?

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