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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. Whose grandmother dies in June?

2. What special day arrives with May?

3. Who does Catherine's father throw down the stairs in September?

4. Why does Catherine's father throw this person down the stairs in September?

5. What does Catherine not know what to do with in August?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Geoffrey? What does Catherine think of Geoffrey?

5. What is Holy Week? How do the characters prepare for Holy Week?

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

7. What do the villagers do on May Day?

8. What does Catherine witness Geoffrey doing in April?

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

10. Who is Aelis to wed in September? How does Catherine react to this news?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of love and romance in the novel. What are some examples of romantic pairings in the novel? Who is Catherine romantically linked to? What does Catherine think of love and romance? How does love impact Lady Aelis' and George's life?

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

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?

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