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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Katherine encounter on the ship to Bordeaux?
(a) A woman named Blanche with an uncanny resemblance to Katherine
(b) Isabel, John's sister
(c) Gueneviere, John's sister
(d) Isolda, John's mother

2. What illness does Nichola, Hugh's stepmother, have?
(a) Water-elf sickness
(b) Cancer
(c) Psoriasis
(d) A bad heart

3. Where does the duke take Katherine?
(a) Versailles
(b) Corsica
(c) The Captal de Buch's chateau
(d) Windsor Castle

4. Describe Katherine's reaction to the pyx when it passes the Chaucer home?
(a) She's ashamed because she's suddenly in love with Geoffrecy
(b) She's shocked the pyx is so ugly
(c) She's ashamed because she can't remember what the pyx is
(d) She's ashamed of herself for wanting to escape marrying Hugh

5. Once Katherine is resigned to marrying Hugh, what does she give him?
(a) A bible
(b) A piece of her sleeve to wear in the upcoming joust
(c) A suit of armor
(d) Nothing because he doesn't need any lucky tokens

6. What worries Hawise about the affair between John and Katherine?
(a) That Katherine might take another lover
(b) That she will not have enough energy to look after the many children they plan to have
(c) That if something goes wrong, she will be in trouble
(d) That John will tire of Katherine

7. In Parliament, the king seems to be interested only in:
(a) Taking a nap after the session
(b) The way he is dressed
(c) Having lunch with Alice Perrers
(d) Getting a measure passed for the hanging of Alice Perrers

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

9. What announcement does the Duke of Lancaster make when he arrives?
(a) Henry Trastamare has usurped the throne of Castile
(b) Henry prefers to be known as Harry, Prince of Wales
(c) Henry Trastamare has sailed with Christopher Columbus to the New World
(d) Henry won't attend the festivities

10. In addition to dystentery, what else plagues Hugh?
(a) Migraine headaches
(b) Strange shaking
(c) Impotence
(d) Strange nightmarish visions

11. The Duke's pious daughter Philippa worries about her father's relationship with Katherine because:
(a) It's not convenient for her
(b) She fears being beheaded for her father's sins
(c) They live in sin
(d) It's embarrassing to her

12. After the queen finally meets Katherine, what does she order for the convent?
(a) Wine
(b) A declaration to close the convent
(c) Wine, money, and a novice with a dowry
(d) Wine and a novice with no dowry

13. What mode of transport does Katherine use when leaving the convent?
(a) Horse and buggy
(b) A pumpkin-shaped carriage
(c) Horse
(d) None. She walks.

14. Whose husband leads the angry mob?
(a) Emma's husband, Guy le Pessoner
(b) Philippa's husband, Geoffrey
(c) Jack, Hawise's husband
(d) Costanza's husband, the duke

15. Why does Geoffrey send Philippa to stay at Kettlethorpe?
(a) He needs to be alone in London so he can write
(b) He has no money left to support her for the time being
(c) So that she'll be away from the plague in London
(d) He doesn't give a reason

Short Answer Questions

1. Katherine visits the Pessoner home only to be suddenly called away by:

2. What is the name of the illness that the Prince of Wales has?

3. Nirac's feelings toward Katherine go from loyalty to hatred. Resigned that he'll never be greatly admired by John, what does he do?

4. What does Katherine try to prevent the servants from doing shortly before she gives birth?

5. Katherine soon discovers the real reason she has been called upon:

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