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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. What is Catherine's new sister called?

2. What does Catherine want to practice with Perkin in May?

3. Where did the monks that visit Catherine's manor in July find the relics?

4. How does Catherine describe Geoffrey?

5. What event is celebrated in March?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Catherine consider running away in March?

5. What does Catherine witness Geoffrey doing in April?

6. Describe Aunt Ethelfritha.

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

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

9. Who is Odd William and what story does he tell Catherine?

10. Who is Agnes? What does Catherine think of Agnes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss Catherine 's character growth throughout the novel. How does her character compare from when the reader is first introduced to her to when the novel concludes? What events or people in her life prompt Catherine 's growth.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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