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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 Uncle George bring for Catherine in October?

2. Who is Catherine the daughter of?

3. Who is Morwenna?

4. What did Catherine's maternal grandfather do to Catherine's paternal grandfather in the past?

5. Why does Aelis miss a meeting with Catherine in the meadow in November?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How has the Crusades affected Catherine's family?

3. Who is Lady Aelis?

4. Why does the house have a huge feast in late February?

5. Describe Catherine's visit with the King's cousin.

6. Who are the members of Catherine's family? What does the reader learn about them?

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

8. What is Catherine's social status?

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

10. What does Catherine think of the abbey and the monk's lifestyle when she visits her brother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author of the novel, Karen Cushman. What other works has she received recognition for? Is her work usually similarly-themed? Does she always write in the same genre?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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