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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two/Ten.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is Hugh indebted?
(a) Alice Perrers
(b) Geoffrey Chaucer
(c) John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster
(d) The King

2. Why is Hugh confident he'll return by May?
(a) His contract prevents him from fighting any longer
(b) He's certain that the Castilians can't fight in warmer weather
(c) He went to a fortune teller who said that the Castilians won't last long
(d) He's certain that it won't take long to beat

3. Why do the servants resent the pregnant Katherine?
(a) She is overly demanding
(b) She is meaner than before
(c) She looks so beautiful pregnant
(d) She's bringing the next of the Swynford generation

4. How did the Duchess's children evade the Plague?
(a) They hid underground where they could not contract the disease
(b) They were on holiday in France where there is no Plague
(c) They are actually Gascons, who are born with Plague immunity
(d) They were safe in the North Tower throughout the scourge

5. Why does Philippa end up sending Katherine to Bolingbroke?
(a) Katherine cries for Blanche morning and night
(b) She finds Katherine to be bad company
(c) The living conditions at Kettlethorpe are horrible.
(d) Katherine complains that Philippa is too bossy

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Katherine goes alone to the courtyard?

2. What does the local bishop call Katherine after meeting her?

3. Who helps Katherine deliver her baby?

4. In addition to dystentery, what else plagues Hugh?

5. What illness does Nichola, Hugh's stepmother, have?

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