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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. What does Catherine see on her way home at the beginning of December?

2. What does Catherine tell the man on horseback about the woman he plans to propose to?

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

4. Who is Catherine the daughter of?

5. How does Catherine behave to a suitor in February?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Catherine's social status?

5. How does Catherine take care of others in January? How does she feel about this?

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

7. Who is Lady Aelis?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the genre of the novel? What are elements commonly found in this type of novel? What are some other examples of works of this genre? What similarities do these works share with the novel Catherine, Called Birdy?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Who are they and what are their defining character traits? How are they related to Catherine? What is their role in the novel?

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