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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four/Twenty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Katherine reaches Blanche just in time to:
(a) Get a judge to annul Blanche's marriage to the duke
(b) Get a priest to administer last rites
(c) Get a blessing to have an affair with the duke
(d) Hear Blanche tell her that the duke is not who she thinks he is

2. Why does Hugh order Katherine to stay away from Nichola?
(a) Nichola will smother her with affection
(b) Nichola is clumsy and might trip and fall on her
(c) He doesn't want his unborn child to catch his stepmother's illness
(d) Nichola is, in truth, a sorceress

3. Also at the House of Commons, Alice Perrers is accused of:
(a) Bribery, fraud, theft, and holding the king with witchcraft
(b) Spying for the Italians
(c) Putting a spell on the Queen
(d) Spying for the Castilians

4. Why does Katherine decide to ride her horse to visit the Duchess of Lancaster?
(a) She thinks Doucette, her horse, needs exercise
(b) She learns that Blanche, the Duchess, is also pregnant and rides her horse all of the time
(c) The servants refuse to take her
(d) She sees it as an opportunity to try to lose the baby

5. In Parliament, the king seems to be interested only in:
(a) The way he is dressed
(b) Taking a nap after the session
(c) Getting a measure passed for the hanging of Alice Perrers
(d) Having lunch with Alice Perrers

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main message or theme of this chapter?

2. How does Katherine know the plague has contaminated Bolingbroke when she arrives?

3. What keeps Katherine from going to Bolingbroke sooner?

4. Katherine manages to stop the duke on his rampage by telling him she no longer wears his ring because:

5. What is the name of the illness that the Prince of Wales has?

(see the answer key)

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