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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 visits at the beginning of May that dismays Catherine?

2. Who is Aelis going to marry in September?

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

4. What special day arrives with May?

5. Who is George married to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Catherine see at the fair in August? How does she feel about what she sees?

2. Describe Aunt Ethelfritha.

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

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

5. What ailment does Catherine's father have in June?

6. How does Catherine prepare for her impending marriage to Shaggy Beard?

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

8. Who dies in May?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of jealousy in the novel Catherine, Called Birdy. Why is Catherine jealous of George and Lady Aelis' relationship? What does this tell the reader about her character?

Essay Topic 2

What is the meaning behind the bird motif in the novel Catherine, Called Birdy? Discuss Catherine's love of birds and what this love of birds symbolizes in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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