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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Uncle George, what are greedy and cruel?
(a) City dwellers.
(b) The King and his men.
(c) Politicians.
(d) The Crusades.

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

3. Who is Edward?
(a) Catherine's friend.
(b) Catherine's brother.
(c) Catherine's father.
(d) Catherine's uncle.

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

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

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

7. Who passes through Catherine's village in October?
(a) The King and Queen.
(b) A group of circus performers.
(c) A group of Jewish people.
(d) Catherine's aunt.

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

9. Where has Catherine's Uncle George been for the last twenty years?
(a) By the sea recuperating from an illness.
(b) Spain living with his mother.
(c) Exploring uncharted territories.
(d) Fighting in the Crusades.

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

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

12. What is Catherine horrified by at the beginning of December?
(a) How young the criminal is.
(b) A group of hoodlums injuring a cat.
(c) The tasteless jokes that the villagers make.
(d) The reality of childbirth.

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

14. What does Catherine have a dream about in early January?
(a) That George has died.
(b) That Lady Aelis marries George.
(c) That her hair turns golden.
(d) That fleas overtake her bed and bite her to death.

15. How does the King swear?
(a) He says, "O Frightful God!"
(b) He says, "God's Breath!"
(c) He says, "Upon Lucifer's ashes!"
(d) He says, "Jesus' anguish!"

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Thomas?

2. What does Catherine have to pick out of her bedding?

3. What is Edward's job or calling?

4. How does Catherine behave to a suitor in February?

5. What does Catherine dream about in October that angers her?

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