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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five/Twenty-Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who offers to take a message to the king on John's behalf?
(a) Baron de la Pole
(b) Percy of Northumberland
(c) Robert Sutton
(d) Costanza, Queen of Castile

2. What does the duke do with his children on Maundy Thursday?
(a) Wash the clothing of the poor, give them bread and cheese
(b) Wait for the poor to enter church, shut the doors and lock them up
(c) Wash the hands of the poor, give them gloves and chocolate
(d) Wash the feet of the poor, feed them, and give them silver

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

4. Why can't Katherine go home?
(a) She doesn't have either enough money or an escort for the journey
(b) She is sick with a bad cold
(c) She isn't given her usual five escorts, just three
(d) Hugh has banned her from Kettlethorpe

5. What important event takes place in April 1369?
(a) France surrenders to England
(b) England declares war with France again
(c) Castile is declared the capital of continental Europe
(d) The king gets the bishop to stop the rain from falling

Short Answer Questions

1. When Katherine reaches Hugh in Aquitaine, he's as ill-tempered as ever. But he softens up when she tells him about:

2. What is the main message or theme of this chapter?

3. After reversing the Parliament's measures, John still has two significant enemies:

4. Hugh is initially suspicious as to why the duke has forgiven his debts. When Katherine reassures him that it must be the Duke's way of thanking her for taking care of the Duchess, how does Hugh react?

5. What worries Hawise about the affair between John and Katherine?

(see the answer key)

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