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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. How does Catherine describe Geoffrey?

2. How does Catherine react to Aelis' impending marriage in September?

3. What does Catherine do when the riders come for her for the wedding?

4. Who visits at the beginning of May that dismays Catherine?

5. Who is coming for a visit after Easter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Odd William and what story does he tell Catherine?

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

4. What does Catherine learn when she returns home with George in September? How does she feel about this news?

5. Why does Catherine's father throw a priest down the stairs in September?

6. What happens in regards to Catherine's engagement in May?

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

8. What does Catherine note of her impending marriage to Shaggy Beard in July?

9. What do monks find in Rome? What does the church do with the monks' findings?

10. What happens in regards to Catherine's engagement in April?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of friendship in the novel Catherine, Called Birdy. Is friendship important to Catherine? Who are her friends? How does she help her friends and how do they help her?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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