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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Katherine approaches Walsingham, she thinks of one word to describe her life since leaving the convent. What is that word?
(a) Happy
(b) Evil
(c) Depressing
(d) Generous

2. Why does Katherine not hesitate to go into the plague-contaminated Bolingbroke?
(a) She is immune to the plague
(b) She wears a special mask that makes her immune
(c) She is a hot-headed stubborn woman who does whatever she wants
(d) Two sorcerers accompany her

3. Who prevents Nichola from drowning the newborn baby?
(a) Gibbon
(b) Hugh
(c) The Duke of Lancaster
(d) Blanche

4. Initially, John tells Katherine he has called for her because:
(a) He wants to thank her for caring for Blanche at Bolingbroke
(b) He thinks Katherine took something valuable of Blanche's and wants it back
(c) He wants her to tell him what Blanche wore when she died
(d) He wants her to repeat word for word what the priest said when administering the last rites

5. What does Cob do to reawaken the unconscious Katherine?
(a) He shakes her violently
(b) He rolls her into a nearby brook
(c) He slaps her a few times
(d) He waves ammonia under her nose

Short Answer Questions

1. Do Katherine and Blanche get along?

2. Why does Hugh order Katherine to stay away from Nichola?

3. Who does Philippa call an "ill-tempered virgin"?

4. What shocking news does Katherine learn about the king's plans?

5. What does Katherine try to prevent the servants from doing shortly before she gives birth?

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