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

2. What does Katherine try to prevent the servants from doing shortly before she gives birth?
(a) Cooking anything with lamb in it
(b) Participating in a pagan ritual that involves sacrificing animals and drinking heavily
(c) Building a new wing on the house for the new baby
(d) Attending a wine festival

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

4. Who helps Katherine deliver her baby?
(a) Blanche
(b) Hawise
(c) Nichola
(d) Philippa

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Raulin and three men show up to escort Katherine and Hawise to Kettlethorpe, he mentions he has some letters from the duke to be delivered to people in Lincoln. Katherine is disappointed because the letters are not for her, but for:

2. Katherine goes back to the Pessoners' and asks Hawise to:

3. Once Katherine is resigned to marrying Hugh, what does she give him?

4. Do Katherine and Blanche get along?

5. Initially, John tells Katherine he has called for her because:

(see the answer key)

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