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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Catherine dream about in October that angers her?
(a) Her brothers having fun while she toils away.
(b) Her father making her marry a buffoon.
(c) Someone stealing her favorite bird.
(d) The miller's farting apprentice.

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

4. Who is rather withdrawn in November?
(a) Catherine's mother.
(b) George.
(c) Lady Aelis.
(d) Catherine.

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

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

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

8. Who does Catherine consider casting a spell on in November?
(a) Her suitor.
(b) George and Aelis.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her father.

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

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

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

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

13. Who stops Catherine's dog from being killed in February?
(a) George.
(b) Shaggy Beard.
(c) Perkin.
(d) Robert.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to kill one of Catherine's dogs in February?

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

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

4. Where does Catherine and Lady Aelis decide to meet in one weeks' time in October?

5. Why is Catherine excited at the end of January?

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