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

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

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

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

5. Why does Aelis miss a meeting with Catherine in the meadow in November?
(a) She is out of town.
(b) She is with George.
(c) She is ill.
(d) She is busy preparing her home for a guest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes for a visit in February?

2. Who is Edward?

3. Why does Catherine fall in love with the monks' lifestyle?

4. According to Uncle George, what are greedy and cruel?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Catherine cry a lot in November?

2. How does Catherine scare off a suitor in February?

3. Who are the members of Catherine's family? What does the reader learn about them?

4. How has the Crusades affected Catherine's family?

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

6. What does Catherine share about Lady Aelis in February?

7. What does Catherine think of the abbey and the monk's lifestyle when she visits her brother?

8. How does Catherine share information about herself? What does she like to talk about?

9. What does Catherine think of birds?

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

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