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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Catherine afraid for her mother's life in February?
(a) Her mother falls down a flight of stairs.
(b) Her mother gets lost in the rain.
(c) Her mother catches a cold.
(d) Her mother is pregnant again.

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

4. Why does Catherine put on boy's clothes in October?
(a) To be able to compete in an archery contest.
(b) To join the circus.
(c) To try and travel with the group that is passing through her town.
(d) To trick her aunt who she has never met.

5. What month is it at the beginning of the novel?
(a) September.
(b) March.
(c) July.
(d) December.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Catherine see on her way home at the beginning of December?

2. What does Catherine see for the first time in her life in December?

3. Who visits Catherine and her family in December?

4. Who tells Catherine that she needs to be herself in October?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Catherine think of birds?

2. What is the setting of the novel Catherine, Called Birdy?

3. What are some things that Catherine likes and dislikes? What are some of her hopes and dreams?

4. What happens in the hall in February?

5. What does Catherine learn about the outside world in December?

6. What does Shaggy Beard do in February that upsets Catherine?

7. Why does the house have a huge feast in late February?

8. Describe Uncle George's homecoming.

9. Who does Lady Aelis marry in January? How does George react?

10. What does Catherine imagine about her father in November?

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