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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Catherine accidentally do to her suitor in February?
(a) She sets fire to the privy with him in it.
(b) She knocks him into the pig pen.
(c) She drops a large rock on his foot.
(d) She throws mashed potato at him.

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

3. What is Catherine supposed to do on St. Faith's Day?
(a) Put a penny in the well and make a wish.
(b) Put a wedding ring under her pillow and dream of her husband.
(c) Pick a single rose from the garden and throw it in the lake.
(d) Confess her true feelings to the object of her affections.

4. 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.

5. Who does Aelis marry in January?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) A seven-year old duke.
(c) A dairy farmer.
(d) A merchant.

6. According to the visitor in February, what must Catherine learn about?
(a) Second chances.
(b) Wings.
(c) Boys.
(d) Courage.

7. Who does the beautiful man on horseback tell Catherine he is going to propose to?
(a) Mary.
(b) Catherine's sister.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Aelis.

8. Who visits Catherine and her family in December?
(a) Edward.
(b) Henry.
(c) Peter.
(d) Thomas.

9. What is Master Lack-Wit's job?
(a) He is a doctor.
(b) He is a sergeant.
(c) He is a silk merchant.
(d) He is a wool merchant.

10. What rodent does Catherine liken the visitor to in February?
(a) A rat.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A chipmunk.

11. What has Edward taught Catherine to do?
(a) Write.
(b) Sail.
(c) Play the piano.
(d) Shoot a rifle.

12. What type of bird does Catherine especially like?
(a) The goose.
(b) The dove.
(c) The chicken.
(d) The robin.

13. Who stays with Catherine's family on their way to Rome in January?
(a) Catherine's favorite cousin.
(b) Two monks.
(c) A young suitor for Catherine.
(d) A peddler.

14. How does Catherine get rid of a suitor in December?
(a) She dresses like a boy and even cuts her hair.
(b) She tricks him into asking for an enormous dowry that her father will not give.
(c) She snorts when she laughs and eats her food with her hands.
(d) She throws tar and feathers on him.

15. What does the visitor in February call Catherine?
(a) Little Bird.
(b) Flower.
(c) Katie.
(d) Cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Perkin?

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

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

4. What does the reader learn about Catherine's mother's youth in November?

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

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