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

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

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

4. What type of bird does Catherine not care for?
(a) The peacock.
(b) The chicken.
(c) The swan.
(d) The ostrich.

5. Who does Aelis marry in January?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) A dairy farmer.
(c) A seven-year old duke.
(d) A merchant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Edward's job or calling?

2. What does Catherine begin to talk about at the beginning of the novel?

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

4. How does Catherine feel about her partner in February?

5. Where are Robert and Thomas in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Robert do in January?

4. Who are some of the characters that the reader is introduced to early on in the novel?

5. What does Catherine think of birds?

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

7. Describe Uncle George's homecoming.

8. How does Catherine scare off a suitor in December?

9. How did Catherine's parents meet?

10. Who is Lady Aelis?

(see the answer keys)

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