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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 Catherine start a book of in July?

2. What does Catherine not know what to do with in August?

3. What is Catherine's new sister called?

4. What negotiations take place during Easter?

5. Who returns Catherine to her home after she runs away in September?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Agnes? What does Catherine think of Agnes?

2. What does Robert do with the bear that Catherine buys at the fair?

3. What does Catherine see at the fair in August? How does she feel about what she sees?

4. Who is Geoffrey? What does Catherine think of Geoffrey?

5. What ailment does Catherine's father have in June?

6. How does Catherine prepare for her impending marriage to Shaggy Beard?

7. What does Catherine feel when she visits Meg in July? Why does she feel this way?

8. Who is Aelis to wed in September? How does Catherine react to this news?

9. Who is Meg? What happens to Meg in March?

10. Why does Catherine consider running away in March?

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

The novel Catherine, Called Birdy is set in the Middle Ages. How might this setting influence the actions and reactions of the characters in the novel? How might the novel have been different if it were set in present day?

Essay Topic 3

What is the genre of the novel? What are elements commonly found in this type of novel? What are some other examples of works of this genre? What similarities do these works share with the novel Catherine, Called Birdy?

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