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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. How does Catherine behave to a suitor in February?

2. Why does Catherine throw dirt on George and Aelis in November?

3. What is Master Lack-Wit's job?

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

5. What are there none of in England as of December?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe some of Catherine's suitors.

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

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

4. What is the setting of the novel Catherine, Called Birdy?

5. How did Catherine's parents meet?

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

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

8. Describe Uncle George's homecoming.

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

10. What is Catherine's social status?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the death motif in the novel. Who dies in the novel and how do these deaths impact the other characters? How is death treated during this time period? How do the funerals of Perkin's grandmother and the Queen differ?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In what ways does Catherine struggle with her role as a woman during the 13th century when women had many restrictions placed upon them? What are some things that Catherine wishes she could do? How does she go about doing them? What advice does she receive from other women?

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