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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 does Catherine question in March?

2. Who does Catherine see on the road at the end of April?

3. Who is Aelis going to marry in September?

4. What is Catherine's new sister called?

5. What does Catherine talk to her mother about in July?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Catherine consider running away in March?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the conclusion of the novel. Are there any surprises at the end of the novel? Are there any unanswered questions? Did you enjoy the novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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