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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Katherine tell John when she returns to Bordeaux?
(a) She's pregnant with his child
(b) She feels she's still married to Hugh and cannot be unfaithful to his memory
(c) She fell in love with Nirac and they are eloping
(d) She has changed her mind and wants to become a nun

2. Katherine goes to the Chapel to visit Blanches' body and finds the duke there. What does he tell her?
(a) He's giving Bolingbroke to the convent
(b) To leave
(c) He wishes he had caught the Plague so he could be dead with Blanche
(d) To stay until he feels better

3. What does the local bishop call Katherine after meeting her?
(a) Princess Katherine
(b) A barmaid
(c) A charity wench
(d) A goddess

4. All of the duke's men are happy except for Baron de la Pole. The Baron gets sent away for openly expressing his concerns to the duke. On his way to Havering, he meets Brother William Appleton who tells him something interesting about the duke. What does he tell Baron?
(a) He overheard two monks and a Flemish man had created the documents that question the duke's heritage
(b) He has seen genuine documents that confirm the duke is the son of a Flemish butcher
(c) That John will soon move to Castile and not return
(d) He is in possession of documents that could ruin John forever

5. Who, to Katherine's dismay, is in attendance at the ceremony commemorating the death of Blanche, the duke's first wife?
(a) Geoffrey Chaucer's father, who is very ill with the black plague
(b) Costanza's mother, a very bothersome woman
(c) Blanche's ghost, whom everyone can see
(d) Costanza, the duke's current wife

6. To whom is Philippa engaged?
(a) Roger DeCheyne
(b) Geoffrey Chaucer
(c) The King's Squire
(d) The Duke of Lancaster

7. Who is John interested in marrying?
(a) Costanza, Queen of Castile
(b) Elizabeth, Queen of England
(c) Alice Walker
(d) Alice Perrers

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

9. With whom does Katherine form a lifelong friendship when she is at the Pessoner home?
(a) Guy Le Pessonner's brother
(b) Hawise, the daughter
(c) One of the servants
(d) Guy Le Pessoner's wife

10. Why is Hugh confident he'll return by May?
(a) He went to a fortune teller who said that the Castilians won't last long
(b) He's certain that it won't take long to beat
(c) He's certain that the Castilians can't fight in warmer weather
(d) His contract prevents him from fighting any longer

11. Do Katherine and Blanche get along?
(a) Not at all. Blanche sees Katherine as another maid and treats her as such
(b) Yes. They enjoy singing and sewing together
(c) Blanche is too busy to spend any time with Katherine, so it's hard to say
(d) They are civil to one another.

12. The meeting of the House of Commons yields several major accusations. The King's chamberlain, Lord Latimer, is accused of:
(a) Stealing from the poor and giving to the rich
(b) Corruption and treason
(c) Trying to seize the throne
(d) Impersonating the king

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

14. How does the duke react to news of Hugh's death?
(a) He snickers and says Hugh got what he deserved
(b) With deep sadness
(c) With joy
(d) He thanks Nirac for being a great loyal servant

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bolingbroke, the home of the Lancasters, compare with Kettlethorpe?

2. Why can't Katherine go home?

3. Describe the condition of Kettlethorpe when Katherine first arrives:

4. Despite telling the Captal that he only loves Katherine, what must John do?

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

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