1. The Duke goes into seclusion after Blanche's burial, permitting only this person to see him:
(a) Hugh Swynford
(b) Raulin d'Ypres, his young Flemish body squire
(c) Geoffrey Chaucer
(d) The king

2. Why does Katherine decide to ride her horse to visit the Duchess of Lancaster?
(a) The servants refuse to take her
(b) She thinks Doucette, her horse, needs exercise
(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

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

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

5. Katherine soon discovers the real reason she has been called upon:
(a) The Duke wants to banish her from England
(b) The Duke wants to declare his love for her
(c) The Duke suspects her of killing Blanche
(d) The Duke is making arrangements to send her back to the convent