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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One 1336-1337/Eight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What illness does Nichola, Hugh's stepmother, have?
(a) Cancer
(b) A bad heart
(c) Psoriasis
(d) Water-elf sickness

2. To whom is Hugh indebted?
(a) Alice Perrers
(b) John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster
(c) The King
(d) Geoffrey Chaucer

3. What happens when Katherine goes alone to the courtyard?
(a) Hugh attacks her and tries to rape her
(b) Hugh stands next to her but never utters a word
(c) Hugh tells her he must return her to the convent
(d) Hugh reads her a love poem and seduces her

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

5. What announcement does the Duke of Lancaster make when he arrives?
(a) Henry prefers to be known as Harry, Prince of Wales
(b) Henry won't attend the festivities
(c) Henry Trastamare has usurped the throne of Castile
(d) Henry Trastamare has sailed with Christopher Columbus to the New World

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Katherine decide to ride her horse to visit the Duchess of Lancaster?

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

3. Why does Katherine find Philippa's letter so upsetting?

4. What assumption has Katherine made about her release from the convent?

5. Do Katherine and Blanche get along?

(see the answer key)

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