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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Do Katherine and Blanche get along?
(a) Blanche is too busy to spend any time with Katherine, so it's hard to say
(b) They are civil to one another.
(c) Not at all. Blanche sees Katherine as another maid and treats her as such
(d) Yes. They enjoy singing and sewing together

2. As Katherine passes the skin market at Danesgate, she sees:
(a) Costanza
(b) Philippa
(c) A nun from the convent
(d) Alice Perrers

3. Why does Katherine find Philippa's letter so upsetting?
(a) Philippa says Katherine is a bad person who deserves an equally bad husband
(b) Philippa preaches to her about childbearing
(c) Philippa assumes that Katherine is living in great comfort and luxury
(d) Philippa refuses to visit her

4. How does Bolingbroke, the home of the Lancasters, compare with Kettlethorpe?
(a) Uglier and the property much smaller
(b) There is almost no difference. The estates were built by the same architect
(c) It is newer but has no distinct characteristics
(d) It is beautiful, alive and welcoming

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the servants resent the pregnant Katherine?

3. Hugh is initially suspicious as to why the duke has forgiven his debts. When Katherine reassures him that it must be the Duke's way of thanking her for taking care of the Duchess, how does Hugh react?

4. Katherine reaches Blanche just in time to:

5. What does Roger DeCheyne ask Katherine for?

(see the answer key)

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