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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 did Aelis' engagement in September come about?
2. What is Catherine jealous of in July?
3. What does Edward do in March?
4. What is the Crossbridge Miracle?
5. Who returns to the home in August?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Catherine's mother's childbirth experience in September.
2. What is Holy Week? How do the characters prepare for Holy Week?
3. What does Catherine feel when she visits Meg in July? Why does she feel this way?
4. Who is Geoffrey? What does Catherine think of Geoffrey?
5. What happens in regards to Catherine's engagement in May?
6. What does Catherine learn when she returns home with George in September? How does she feel about this news?
7. How does Catherine prepare for her impending marriage to Shaggy Beard?
8. Who is Agnes? What does Catherine think of Agnes?
9. What does Shaggy Beard have to do with Catherine's purchase of the bear at the fair in August?
10. Who visits Catherine's home in July? What does Catherine note about her visitors?
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
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 importance of social status in the novel. What is Catherine's social status? How does her social status influence her life, particularly in regards to her marriage? What does Catherine think of her class and the social class system?
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