1. Why is Hugh confident he'll return by May?
(a) He's certain that it won't take long to beat
(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) His contract prevents him from fighting any longer

2. What does John realize is causing his insanity?
(a) He still has no idea. He thinks he's fine and that everyone around him has some silly idea he's crazy
(b) His lack of war victories
(c) Deep grief from childhood. Isolda promised him she wouldn't leave him then died
(d) The women in his life

3. What does Katherine tell Hugh before he leaves for war?
(a) She's leaving him and not to look for her
(b) He must stop at the Lancaster estate for a blessing first
(c) That she's pregnant
(d) She has discovered that she cannot have children

4. Who, to Katherine's dismay, is in attendance at the ceremony commemorating the death of Blanche, the duke's first wife?
(a) Costanza, the duke's current wife
(b) Geoffrey Chaucer's father, who is very ill with the black plague
(c) Costanza's mother, a very bothersome woman
(d) Blanche's ghost, whom everyone can see

5. Who is John interested in marrying?
(a) Alice Perrers
(b) Alice Walker
(c) Costanza, Queen of Castile
(d) Elizabeth, Queen of England

Short Answer Questions

1. John has a dream in which he "felt the touch of the sacred oil as the archbishop anointed him and he had felt, vivid as in waking, the holy pressure" of a certain country's crown. What country's crown?

2. Why does the duke insist on seeing Katherine before remarrying?

3. Katherine tries to get John to reveal the root of his fear. When he feels he can completely trust her with what is troubling him, he says her:

4. How did the Duchess's children evade the Plague?

5. How does Nirac describe Costanza's appearance?

(see the answer key)

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