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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 judge to annul Blanche's marriage to the duke
(c) Get a priest to administer last rites
(d) Get a blessing to have an affair with the duke

2. Why does Geoffrey send Philippa to stay at Kettlethorpe?
(a) He needs to be alone in London so he can write
(b) So that she'll be away from the plague in London
(c) He has no money left to support her for the time being
(d) He doesn't give a reason

3. What mode of transport does Katherine use when leaving the convent?
(a) A pumpkin-shaped carriage
(b) None. She walks.
(c) Horse
(d) Horse and buggy

4. To whom is Philippa engaged?
(a) The Duke of Lancaster
(b) Roger DeCheyne
(c) Geoffrey Chaucer
(d) The King's Squire

5. Why does Katherine decide to ride her horse to visit the Duchess of Lancaster?
(a) She thinks Doucette, her horse, needs exercise
(b) The servants refuse to take her
(c) She sees it as an opportunity to try to lose the baby
(d) She learns that Blanche, the Duchess, is also pregnant and rides her horse all of the time

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Philippa end up sending Katherine to Bolingbroke?

2. What keeps Katherine from going to Bolingbroke sooner?

3. What illness does Nichola, Hugh's stepmother, have?

4. Describe Katherine's reaction to the pyx when it passes the Chaucer home?

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

(see the answer key)

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