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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 Catherine do with the beautiful man who arrives on horseback in October?
(a) She plays the piano with him.
(b) She trips him.
(c) She has a mud fight with him.
(d) She plays tag with him.

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

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

4. Why does Catherine fall in love with the monks' lifestyle?
(a) They do not have to clean dishes.
(b) They don't have to get married.
(c) They spend a lot of their time making books.
(d) They have nice clothes.

5. Who is the author of the novel Catherine, Called Birdy?
(a) Philip Pullman.
(b) J. K. Rowling.
(c) Louisa May Alcott.
(d) Karen Cushman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miscarriages has Catherine's mother had?

2. What does Catherine throw in with the pigs that she has to retrieve in October?

3. Besides her bedding, where else does Catherine have to pick out a certain insect?

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

5. What year is it at the beginning of the novel?

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