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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. Why does Catherine fall in love with the monks' lifestyle?

2. How does Catherine scare off Master Lack-Wit in the first chapter?

3. How does Catherine address Shaggy Beard in February?

4. How does the King swear?

5. Who is Robert?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Catherine imagine about her father in November?

3. Why does Catherine cry a lot in November?

4. What are some things that Catherine likes and dislikes? What are some of her hopes and dreams?

5. What does Catherine think of birds?

6. What does the Jewish woman tell Catherine when a Jewish group passes through the village? Why does she tell her this?

7. What does Robert do in January?

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

9. What does Shaggy Beard do in February that upsets Catherine?

10. What does Catherine learn about the outside world in December?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of social status in the novel. What is Catherine's social status? How does her social status influence her life, particularly in regards to her marriage? What does Catherine think of her class and the social class system?

Essay Topic 2

Describe each of Catherine's suitors. Who is each of them, why do they wish to marry Catherine, and why are they ultimately scared off in the end? How does Catherine feel about each one?

Essay Topic 3

What were the Crusades? How were they depicted in the novel? How are Catherine and the rest of her family impacted by the Crusades? How does George describe the Crusades? How does this description compare with Catherine's imagined version of the Crusades?

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