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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Everyday details of her life.
(d) Her brother.

2. What does Catherine see on her way home at the beginning of December?
(a) A group of boys throwing rocks at a cat.
(b) An old woman fainting.
(c) A funeral procession.
(d) A fight between two old friends.

3. What year is it at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 1846.
(b) 960.
(c) 1290.
(d) 1412.

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

5. What does the reader learn about Catherine's mother's youth in November?
(a) She was desired by every bachelor in the county.
(b) She was a tomboy.
(c) She was the ward of a baron.
(d) She was ill for most of her youth.

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

7. What does Catherine throw in with the pigs that she has to retrieve in October?
(a) A key.
(b) A letter.
(c) A diary.
(d) A ring.

8. What historical figure does Catherine envison herself riding into battle like in October?
(a) Queen Eleanor.
(b) William Wallace.
(c) Robin Hood.
(d) Joan of Arc.

9. Who is returning home for Christmas, much to Catherine's chagrin?
(a) Frank.
(b) Robert.
(c) Edward.
(d) Thomas.

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

11. Who is Morwenna?
(a) Catherine's mother.
(b) Catherine's nurse.
(c) Catherine's friend.
(d) Catherine's cousin.

12. What does Catherine begin to teach Perkin to do in January?
(a) How to sew.
(b) How to play the piano.
(c) How to read.
(d) How to sing.

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

14. Why is Catherine afraid for her mother's life in February?
(a) Her mother falls down a flight of stairs.
(b) Her mother gets lost in the rain.
(c) Her mother catches a cold.
(d) Her mother is pregnant again.

15. On what type of day does the family have a feast in November?
(a) On an anniversary.
(b) On a saint's day.
(c) On a birthday.
(d) On a wedding day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Catherine the daughter of?

2. What are there none of in England as of December?

3. What does Catherine's father keep trying to do to Catherine?

4. What has Edward taught Catherine to do?

5. How does Catherine get rid of a suitor in December?

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