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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of bird does Catherine not care for?
(a) The chicken.
(b) The peacock.
(c) The swan.
(d) The ostrich.

2. 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.

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

4. How does Aelis feel about her marriage?
(a) She is surprisingly attracted to her new husband.
(b) She is indifferent towards her new husband.
(c) She hasn't yet met her husband and she still loves George.
(d) She is afraid of her husband as he has a temper.

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

6. What does Uncle George bring for Catherine in October?
(a) An old orange and a popinjay.
(b) A book.
(c) Some paper and ink.
(d) A doll.

7. Why does Aelis miss a meeting with Catherine in the meadow in November?
(a) She is out of town.
(b) She is ill.
(c) She is busy preparing her home for a guest.
(d) She is with George.

8. Who is Thomas?
(a) Catherine's brother.
(b) Catherine's uncle.
(c) Catherine's father.
(d) Catherine's cousin.

9. How does Catherine record her thoughts and feelings?
(a) She writes them down on the wall of a cave.
(b) She writes them down in a journal.
(c) She writes them down on muslin.
(d) She tellls her friend who writes it down.

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

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

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

13. Who is Robert?
(a) Catherine's brother.
(b) Catherine's uncle.
(c) Catherine's cousin.
(d) Catherine's father.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Catherine's maternal grandfather do to Catherine's paternal grandfather in the past?

2. What type of bird does Catherine especially like?

3. Who passes through Catherine's village in October?

4. How does Catherine's family celebrate Christmas?

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

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