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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Catherine's maternal grandfather do to Catherine's paternal grandfather in the past?
(a) He cheated him out of some woods.
(b) He killed him in battle.
(c) He bought his land.
(d) He stole his second wife.

2. How does Catherine scare off Master Lack-Wit in the first chapter?
(a) By laughing and crying at the drop of a hat.
(b) By pretending to be insane.
(c) By glaring at him throughout dinner.
(d) By making herself extremely unattractive.

3. What does Lady Aelis bring to Catherine's house in October?
(a) Doves.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Puppies.
(d) Cookies.

4. What or who comes several days after Uncle George's arrival in October?
(a) An army officer.
(b) A letter asking for him to return.
(c) His baggage.
(d) Widespread illness.

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

6. What day is it at the end of the first chapter?
(a) Catherine's birthday.
(b) Harvest Festival day.
(c) Quarter rent day.
(d) A Saint's Day.

7. What are there none of in England as of December?
(a) Pirates.
(b) Merchants.
(c) Gypsies.
(d) Jewish people.

8. 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 throws mashed potato at him.
(d) She drops a large rock on his foot.

9. Why is a suitor of Catherine's scared off in January?
(a) Because of her outfit.
(b) Because of her manners.
(c) Because of her bird collection.
(d) Because of her father.

10. Who is named Master of the Christmas Revels?
(a) Catherine's father.
(b) Perkin.
(c) Lady Aelis.
(d) Catherine.

11. Who is Catherine the daughter of?
(a) A blacksmith.
(b) A knight.
(c) A baker.
(d) A pastor.

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

13. What does Catherine imagine her 'real' father as in November?
(a) A king or a woodsmith.
(b) An explorer.
(c) A king's fool or court musician.
(d) A blacksmith.

14. What does Catherine have to pick out of her bedding?
(a) Moths.
(b) Fleas.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Ticks.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Catherine worry about on her way home at the beginning of December?

3. Who comes for a visit in February?

4. How does Catherine describe Master Lack-Wit?

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

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