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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. Why does Catherine throw dirt on George and Aelis in November?
(a) To disrupt the celebration.
(b) To get back at them for throwing dirt on her.
(c) To cast a spell that turns their love to hate.
(d) To appear rude to a suitor nearby.

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

3. Who stays with Catherine's family on their way to Rome in January?
(a) Two monks.
(b) Catherine's favorite cousin.
(c) A peddler.
(d) A young suitor for Catherine.

4. Who is rather withdrawn in November?
(a) Lady Aelis.
(b) George.
(c) Catherine's mother.
(d) Catherine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What or who comes several days after Uncle George's arrival in October?

2. What does the visitor in February call Catherine?

3. What does Catherine's father keep trying to do to Catherine?

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

5. How does Catherine describe Master Lack-Wit?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Catherine cry a lot in November?

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

4. What are some examples of how life was different in the 1200's compared to how they are now?

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

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

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

8. What is Catherine's social status?

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

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

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