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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's mother feel after giving birth?

2. What does Catherine discuss with Perkin in March?

3. How long is Catherine's mother's labor?

4. Who is Geoffrey?

5. Who is Odd William?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Catherine's father throw a priest down the stairs in September?

2. Who is Meg? What happens to Meg in March?

3. What do monks find in Rome? What does the church do with the monks' findings?

4. What does Catherine talk to Aunt Ethelfritha about when she runs away in September?

5. What happens in regards to Catherine's engagement in May?

6. What does Catherine note of her impending marriage to Shaggy Beard in July?

7. What does Catherine feel when she visits Meg in July? Why does she feel this way?

8. What does Shaggy Beard have to do with Catherine's purchase of the bear at the fair in August?

9. What is Catherine's mother's condition in August? How does Catherine's father treat her?

10. What does Catherine witness Geoffrey doing in April?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe each of Catherine's suitors. Who is each of them, why do they wish to marry Catherine, and why are they ultimately scared off in the end? How does Catherine feel about each one?

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