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

2. What assumption has Katherine made about her release from the convent?
(a) That her sister Philippa has sent for her
(b) That she's being transferred to another convent
(c) That someone has hired her as a governess
(d) That a husband has been chosen for her and she will soon be married

3. How does John suddenly strengthen his political position?
(a) He vows to give England to Castile
(b) He changes the law so all couples can live in sin
(c) He reverses the measures the Parliament recently passed, he frees Alice Perrers and prisoners sentenced by the House of Commons
(d) He gives Costanza the freedom to divorce him if she wants

4. How does Bolingbroke, the home of the Lancasters, compare with Kettlethorpe?
(a) Uglier and the property much smaller
(b) It is beautiful, alive and welcoming
(c) There is almost no difference. The estates were built by the same architect
(d) It is newer but has no distinct characteristics

5. What is disturbing John most at this point in his life?
(a) That Geoffrey Chaucer isn't writing a biography of him
(b) The rumors circulating that he is a changeling
(c) That no one will fully accept his relationship with Katherine
(d) That his brother, the Prince of Wales, is more handsome