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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. Who comes to visit in July?

2. Why does Robert bribe an abbess in August?

3. What does Ethelfritha claim she has seen in April?

4. Who is not feeling well in April?

5. Who is Odd William?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Catherine witness Geoffrey doing in April?

2. Who visits Catherine's home in July? What does Catherine note about her visitors?

3. Describe Catherine's mother's childbirth experience in September.

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

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

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

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

8. What does Robert do with the bear that Catherine buys at the fair?

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

10. What does Catherine learn when she returns home with George in September? How does she feel about this news?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the character Catherine. What are her defining character traits? What is her role in the story? What struggles or obstacles does she face throughout the novel? Does she grow as a character? If so, how?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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