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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's mother beg for in May?

2. What change does Catherine notice in George in April?

3. What is Catherine not successful at when April begins?

4. What does Catherine talk to her mother about in July?

5. Who does Meg become engaged to in March?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Catherine talk to Aunt Ethelfritha about when she runs away in September?

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

4. What does Catherine witness Geoffrey doing in April?

5. What does Shaggy Beard have to do with Catherine's purchase of the bear at the fair in August?

6. What idea does Catherine come up with at the end of June?

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

8. Who visits Catherine's home in July? What does Catherine note about her visitors?

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

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

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

Discuss the motif of superstition in the novel. Which character(s) are superstitious? What are some examples of superstition in the novel? Is Catherine a superstitious character? Were the people of the Middle Ages more superstitious than people of the 21st century? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Who are they and what are their defining character traits? How are they related to Catherine? What is their role in the novel?

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