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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through September and October.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Catherine rule out running off to a nunnery?
(a) She doesn't want to do the required embroidery.
(b) The nunnery is too far away.
(c) She doesn't like old women.
(d) The nunnery is an old damp building.

2. Who does the beautiful man on horseback tell Catherine he is going to propose to?
(a) Mary.
(b) Aelis.
(c) Catherine's sister.
(d) Catherine.

3. Who is Perkin?
(a) Catherine's uncle.
(b) Catherine's cousin.
(c) Catherine's brother.
(d) Catherine's friend.

4. What type of bird does Catherine especially like?
(a) The dove.
(b) The chicken.
(c) The goose.
(d) The robin.

5. Who passes through Catherine's village in October?
(a) A group of circus performers.
(b) A group of Jewish people.
(c) Catherine's aunt.
(d) The King and Queen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Catherine put on boy's clothes in October?

2. What are Catherine and her mother presented with when they visit an abbey in October?

3. What does Catherine confess that she secretly wishes she was in Chapter 1?

4. What has Edward taught Catherine to do?

5. What month is it at the beginning of the novel?

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