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

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

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

4. What does Catherine make a list of in January?
(a) Groceries she needs to buy.
(b) The people she needs to apologize for.
(c) Things women can't do that she would like to do.
(d) Her favorite things.

5. How does Catherine record her thoughts and feelings?
(a) She writes them down on the wall of a cave.
(b) She tellls her friend who writes it down.
(c) She writes them down in a journal.
(d) She writes them down on muslin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of the novel Catherine, Called Birdy?

2. What does Uncle George bring for Catherine in October?

3. Why does Robert give the puppy back to Catherine in January?

4. What does Catherine throw in with the pigs that she has to retrieve in October?

5. What does Catherine confess that she secretly wishes she was in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Catherine think of birds?

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

7. What happens in the hall in February?

8. Describe some of Catherine's suitors.

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

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

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