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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 confess to hating in the first chapter?
2. Who is Catherine the daughter of?
3. What does Uncle George bring for Catherine in October?
4. Who does Catherine consider casting a spell on in November?
5. Why does Catherine fall in love with the monks' lifestyle?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Catherine share information about herself? What does she like to talk about?
2. What does the Jewish woman tell Catherine when a Jewish group passes through the village? Why does she tell her this?
3. What does Catherine think of birds?
4. What does Catherine learn about the outside world in December?
5. What are some things that Catherine likes and dislikes? What are some of her hopes and dreams?
6. How has the Crusades affected Catherine's family?
7. Describe Catherine's visit with the King's cousin.
8. Describe the Christmas celebrations in December.
9. How does Catherine take care of others in January? How does she feel about this?
10. Why does the house have a huge feast in late February?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
The novel Catherine, Called Birdy is set in the Middle Ages. How might this setting influence the actions and reactions of the characters in the novel? How might the novel have been different if it were set in present day?
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