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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 does Uncle George bring for Catherine in October?
(a) Some paper and ink.
(b) A book.
(c) A doll.
(d) An old orange and a popinjay.

2. Where has Catherine's Uncle George been for the last twenty years?
(a) Fighting in the Crusades.
(b) Exploring uncharted territories.
(c) Spain living with his mother.
(d) By the sea recuperating from an illness.

3. What does Catherine tell the man on horseback about the woman he plans to propose to?
(a) She is stupid and hunchbacked.
(b) She is mean-spirited and greedy.
(c) She is beautiful and smart.
(d) She is quiet and insecure.

4. What does Catherine confess to hating in the first chapter?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Spinning.
(c) Winter.
(d) Reading.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Master Lack-Wit's job?

2. Where does Catherine and Lady Aelis decide to meet in one weeks' time in October?

3. Why does Catherine fall in love with the monks' lifestyle?

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

5. What type of bird does Catherine especially like?

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