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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Catherine rule out running off to a nunnery?
(a) She doesn't like old women.
(b) The nunnery is too far away.
(c) She doesn't want to do the required embroidery.
(d) The nunnery is an old damp building.

2. Where are Robert and Thomas in Chapter 1?
(a) Fighting in the Crusades.
(b) Studying at the abbey.
(c) Recovering from illness near the sea.
(d) Away on business.

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

4. What does Catherine begin to talk about at the beginning of the novel?
(a) The King and Queen.
(b) Her hopes for the future.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Everyday details of her life.

5. What does Catherine confess that she secretly wishes she was in Chapter 1?
(a) A boy.
(b) A circus performer.
(c) A princess.
(d) A villager.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Catherine tell the man on horseback about the woman he plans to propose to?

2. What does Catherine confess to hating in the first chapter?

3. How does Catherine scare off Master Lack-Wit in the first chapter?

4. What type of bird does Catherine not care for?

5. Where has Catherine's Uncle George been for the last twenty years?

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