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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 formality is set to take place in September?

3. Who is not feeling well in April?

4. Where does Catherine's father go in July?

5. What does Catherine buy for her birds in April?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Catherine consider running away in March?

4. What do the villagers do on May Day?

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

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

7. What does Catherine witness Geoffrey doing in April?

8. What does Catherine feel when she visits Meg in July? Why does she feel this way?

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

10. Describe Aunt Ethelfritha.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Who are they and what are their defining character traits? How are they related to Catherine? What is their role in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the death motif in the novel. Who dies in the novel and how do these deaths impact the other characters? How is death treated during this time period? How do the funerals of Perkin's grandmother and the Queen differ?

Essay Topic 3

The novel Catherine, Called Birdy is set in the Middle Ages. How might this setting influence the actions and reactions of the characters in the novel? How might the novel have been different if it were set in present day?

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