Characters
Birdy is teaching Perkin to do this
How to read
What funeral procession does Birdy see?
Queen Eleanor
What does Birdy believe is wrong with Peppercorn?
Birdy thinks she is possessed by a demon
Someone who believes in a polytheistic religion
Pagan
An Outhouse
Privy
What is Edwards job in the Abbey?
Writing the letters in the Bible
Why did Birdy curse Uncle George?
To break up George and Aelis
Where is the setting of the book?
1290, Stonebridge, England
Reed like plants used as a floor covering
Rushes
The agricultural estate, includes the lord’s house and surrounding fields and forests
Manor
Who is Aelis is married to?
The 7 year old Duke Of Warrington
What does Birdy do to prevent George and Aelis from getting married?
Places a curse on them
Why did Birdy set fire to the privy?
She didn't want to marry the Young Fulk Suitor and was trying to drive him away
Showing annoyance
Peevish
A formal engagement to be married
How does Birdy get rid of the “Perfumed Prig”?
She lies about the Lady Catherine to make her seem ugly and terrible
Why does Birdy’s father throw a chamber pot at the ”Fire Eyes” suitor?
He asked for a dowry
Who is the King of England at this time?
King Edward
A man who is a member of the lowest rank of British Nobility
Baron
A man who pursues a relationship with a particular woman, with a view to marriage
Suitor
Who is Uncle George going to marry?
Ethelfritha
Why is Birdy writing a journal?
Her brother Edward thinks it will make her more mature
What was Birdy’s reaction to the hanging?
She Was upset that the thieves were young and she ran away and threw up
Constantly annoyed or distressed
Plagued
Money, goods, or estate that a wife brings to her husband at marriage
Dowry