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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. Why do the servants resent the pregnant Katherine?
(a) She's bringing the next of the Swynford generation
(b) She is overly demanding
(c) She looks so beautiful pregnant
(d) She is meaner than before

2. Why is Hugh confident he'll return by May?
(a) He's certain that the Castilians can't fight in warmer weather
(b) His contract prevents him from fighting any longer
(c) He's certain that it won't take long to beat
(d) He went to a fortune teller who said that the Castilians won't last long

3. 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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. To whom is Hugh indebted?

4. Who was Isolda?

5. What happens when Katherine goes alone to the courtyard?

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