1. What happens when Hugh looks up at the black cross in Waltham Abbey?
(a) The clasp on his necklace chain comes udone and his pendant falls to the ground
(b) He suddenly has a religious epiphany and decides to become a cleric
(c) He faints
(d) The buckle holding his scabard comes lose and his sword falls to the ground

2. Why does Philippa end up sending Katherine to Bolingbroke?
(a) Katherine complains that Philippa is too bossy
(b) Katherine cries for Blanche morning and night
(c) She finds Katherine to be bad company
(d) The living conditions at Kettlethorpe are horrible.

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

4. How does Katherine know the plague has contaminated Bolingbroke when she arrives?
(a) Hugh comes rushing after her and tells her the news
(b) She sees a 4-foot high red cross painted at the bottom of the drawbridge
(c) She sees a 10-foot high black cross hanging from the entry
(d) She sees servants' heads on pikes, the universal plague warning

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