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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Catherine feel about her partner in February?
(a) She thinks he looks sad.
(b) She thinks he is a funny dancer.
(c) She thinks he is disgusting.
(d) She thinks he is kind and sweet.

2. Who is the author of the novel Catherine, Called Birdy?
(a) Karen Cushman.
(b) Philip Pullman.
(c) Louisa May Alcott.
(d) J. K. Rowling.

3. Who is Lady Aelis?
(a) Catherine's aunt.
(b) Catherine's niece.
(c) A friend of Catherine's.
(d) Catherine's cousin.

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

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

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

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

8. What does Catherine confess to hating in the first chapter?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Spinning.
(c) Winter.
(d) Reading.

9. According to the visitor in February, what must Catherine learn about?
(a) Boys.
(b) Second chances.
(c) Courage.
(d) Wings.

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

11. What does Catherine do with the beautiful man who arrives on horseback in October?
(a) She has a mud fight with him.
(b) She plays the piano with him.
(c) She plays tag with him.
(d) She trips him.

12. How does Catherine behave to a suitor in February?
(a) She is rude to him and sulks the whole time.
(b) She is flirtacious.
(c) She is childish and sarcastic.
(d) She is kind but distant.

13. On what type of day does the family have a feast in November?
(a) On a wedding day.
(b) On a saint's day.
(c) On an anniversary.
(d) On a birthday.

14. What is Edward's job or calling?
(a) He is a monk.
(b) He is a knight.
(c) He is in the army.
(d) He is a carpenter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Edward?

2. Who is Catherine the daughter of?

3. How does Catherine record her thoughts and feelings?

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

5. What day is it at the end of the first chapter?

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