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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. How did Katherine's mother die?
(a) In childbirth
(b) She was trampled by a horse
(c) She took her own life
(d) From a mysterious disease

2. Despite telling the Captal that he only loves Katherine, what must John do?
(a) Marry Alice Perrers to make her
(b) Remain single and celibate
(c) Marry an eight-year-old princess from Italy
(d) Marry Costanza, Queen of Castile

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

4. Who helps Katherine deliver her baby?
(a) Nichola
(b) Philippa
(c) Hawise
(d) Blanche

5. What worries Katherine when she learns that both Trastamare and King Charles of France have died?
(a) With the opportunity for England to take Castile, Costanza may not tolerate having Katherine around
(b) She worries that John will move to France and love a French woman
(c) She worries that she'll have to study French
(d) She worries that Costanza will move to France and make John come there, too

Short Answer Questions

1. Do Katherine and Blanche get along?

2. The Friar, Brother William, doesn't suspect Katherine of foul play in Hugh's death. Instead, he believes that:

3. Also at the House of Commons, Alice Perrers is accused of:

4. Because Katherine doesn't deny that she had hoped for Hugh's death, what does Blanchette now believe?

5. Katherine visits her beloved Blanche's tomb. In the tomb, she hears Blanche's voice and decides:

(see the answer key)

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