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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. Right before Brother William dies, what does he tell Katherine about Hugh's death?
(a) He believes John's sister Isabel was behind it
(b) He believes she and the duke orchestrated it
(c) He wishes it had happened sooner
(d) He believes Geoffrey Chaucer poisoned Hugh's medicine

2. 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 thinks Doucette, her horse, needs exercise
(d) She sees it as an opportunity to try to lose the baby

3. Katherine visits the Pessoner home only to be suddenly called away by:
(a) The Duke of Yorkshire, who wants to meet her
(b) Geoffrey Chaucer, who needs her help editing his latest work
(c) The Duke of Lancaster, who requires her presence immediately
(d) The king, who no longer cares for Alice Perrers

4. As Katherine passes the skin market at Danesgate, she sees:
(a) Philippa
(b) Costanza
(c) Alice Perrers
(d) A nun from the convent

5. Describe the condition of Kettlethorpe when Katherine first arrives:
(a) Burned to the ground, smoke rising from its ashes
(b) A little shabby but nothing that can't be fixed in a week
(c) Dilapidated, abandoned, in need of repair
(d) Beautifully manicured

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Hugh looks up at the black cross in Waltham Abbey?

2. Who does Katherine encounter on the ship to Bordeaux?

3. In a conversation with Brother William, what does Katherine discover about the preacher John Ball?

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

5. John Ball leads mobs across England, demanding the heads of:

(see the answer key)

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