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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Catherine see for the first time in her life in December?
(a) A hanging.
(b) A firefly.
(c) A shooting star.
(d) A birth.

2. Where are Robert and Thomas in Chapter 1?
(a) Recovering from illness near the sea.
(b) Away on business.
(c) Fighting in the Crusades.
(d) Studying at the abbey.

3. What does Catherine make a list of in January?
(a) The people she needs to apologize for.
(b) Groceries she needs to buy.
(c) Her favorite things.
(d) Things women can't do that she would like to do.

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

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

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

7. How does Catherine's family celebrate Christmas?
(a) With a feast in the hall and a nativity play.
(b) They have a dance with the villagers.
(c) They say a simple prayer on Christmas Eve.
(d) They visit London.

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

9. Who does Catherine confess to hating in the first chapter?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her tutor.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her sister.

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

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

12. What does Catherine worry about on her way home at the beginning of December?
(a) Whether or not the old woman is ok.
(b) Whether or not the King has died.
(c) Whether or not the cat will live.
(d) Whether the two men will forgive one another.

13. Where does Catherine and Lady Aelis decide to meet in one weeks' time in October?
(a) By the lake.
(b) In a nearby field.
(c) In church.
(d) At Catherine's home.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the beautiful man on horseback tell Catherine he is going to propose to?

3. Why does Catherine rule out running off to a nunnery?

4. Why is Catherine afraid for her mother's life in February?

5. Who is Catherine the daughter of?

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