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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What historical figure does Catherine envison herself riding into battle like in October?
(a) Joan of Arc.
(b) William Wallace.
(c) Queen Eleanor.
(d) Robin Hood.

2. How many miscarriages has Catherine's mother had?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

3. What does Catherine throw in with the pigs that she has to retrieve in October?
(a) A key.
(b) A diary.
(c) A letter.
(d) A ring.

4. What does Catherine worry about on her way home at the beginning of December?
(a) Whether the two men will forgive one another.
(b) Whether or not the cat will live.
(c) Whether or not the old woman is ok.
(d) Whether or not the King has died.

5. What does the visitor in February call Catherine?
(a) Little Bird.
(b) Katie.
(c) Flower.
(d) Cat.

6. Who is Catherine the daughter of?
(a) A knight.
(b) A baker.
(c) A pastor.
(d) A blacksmith.

7. According to Uncle George, what are greedy and cruel?
(a) The Crusades.
(b) Politicians.
(c) The King and his men.
(d) City dwellers.

8. What does Lady Aelis bring to Catherine's house in October?
(a) Puppies.
(b) Doves.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Cookies.

9. Who is rather withdrawn in November?
(a) George.
(b) Lady Aelis.
(c) Catherine's mother.
(d) Catherine.

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

11. How does Catherine get rid of a suitor in December?
(a) She dresses like a boy and even cuts her hair.
(b) She throws tar and feathers on him.
(c) She snorts when she laughs and eats her food with her hands.
(d) She tricks him into asking for an enormous dowry that her father will not give.

12. What does Catherine have to pick out of her bedding?
(a) Fleas.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Ticks.
(d) Moths.

13. Where has Catherine's Uncle George been for the last twenty years?
(a) Exploring uncharted territories.
(b) Spain living with his mother.
(c) By the sea recuperating from an illness.
(d) Fighting in the Crusades.

14. Who tries to kill one of Catherine's dogs in February?
(a) Robert.
(b) Shaggy Beard.
(c) Edward.
(d) Perkin.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Catherine make a list of in January?

2. What year is it at the beginning of the novel?

3. How does Catherine feel about her partner in February?

4. What does Catherine confess to hating in the first chapter?

5. Why is Catherine excited at the end of January?

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