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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who tells Catherine that she needs to be herself in October?
(a) A clown.
(b) The queen's lady-in-waiting.
(c) An old Jewish lady.
(d) Her aunt.

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

4. According to the visitor in February, what must Catherine learn about?
(a) Second chances.
(b) Boys.
(c) Wings.
(d) Courage.

5. Why does Aelis miss a meeting with Catherine in the meadow in November?
(a) She is with George.
(b) She is busy preparing her home for a guest.
(c) She is out of town.
(d) She is ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Catherine's partner during the festivities in February?

2. What makes Catherine cry in November?

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

4. Who is rather withdrawn in November?

5. Besides her bedding, where else does Catherine have to pick out a certain insect?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Lady Aelis marry in January? How does George react?

2. How does Catherine scare off a suitor in December?

3. What does Catherine share about Lady Aelis in February?

4. Why does Catherine cry a lot in November?

5. What happens in the hall in February?

6. What does Catherine observe of the Jewish group that passes through the village?

7. Who are some of the characters that the reader is introduced to early on in the novel?

8. What is Catherine's social status?

9. What does Catherine do during a feast at the end of November?

10. How does Catherine share information about herself? What does she like to talk about?

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