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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lady Aelis?

2. Where are Robert and Thomas in Chapter 1?

3. What is Edward's job or calling?

4. What rodent does Catherine liken the visitor to in February?

5. How does the family celebrate Robert's marriage?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Catherine's social status?

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

6. Who is Lady Aelis?

7. Describe the Christmas celebrations in December.

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

9. Describe Catherine's visit with the King's cousin.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Catherine's family. Who are the members of her family? What are her relationships like with each member? Why does Catherine get along better with her mother and Edward than she does Robert and her father? What does Catherine think of George?

Essay Topic 2

What were the Crusades? How were they depicted in the novel? How are Catherine and the rest of her family impacted by the Crusades? How does George describe the Crusades? How does this description compare with Catherine's imagined version of the Crusades?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of friendship in the novel Catherine, Called Birdy. Is friendship important to Catherine? Who are her friends? How does she help her friends and how do they help her?

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