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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To whom do the king and John pledge their allegiance when the Old King dies?
(a) Brother William, friar
(b) The Earl of Sussex
(c) Richard, the Prince of Wales's son
(d) The Earl of March

3. Who prevents Nichola from drowning the newborn baby?
(a) The Duke of Lancaster
(b) Blanche
(c) Gibbon
(d) Hugh

4. How does Katherine know the plague has contaminated Bolingbroke when she arrives?
(a) Hugh comes rushing after her and tells her the news
(b) She sees a 10-foot high black cross hanging from the entry
(c) She sees a 4-foot high red cross painted at the bottom of the drawbridge
(d) She sees servants' heads on pikes, the universal plague warning

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

6. Also at the House of Commons, Alice Perrers is accused of:
(a) Bribery, fraud, theft, and holding the king with witchcraft
(b) Putting a spell on the Queen
(c) Spying for the Italians
(d) Spying for the Castilians

7. Why does Nirac, the duke's loyal servant, decide to guard Katherine with his life?
(a) He has nothing else to do
(b) He thinks he's in love with Katherine
(c) He thinks Katherine and the duke are in a serious romantic relationship
(d) The Duke threatens him if he doesn't

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

9. To whom is Hugh indebted?
(a) John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster
(b) The King
(c) Alice Perrers
(d) Geoffrey Chaucer

10. When Hugh returns to Kettlethorpe from war, we discover he suffers from?
(a) Dysentery
(b) Dyslexia
(c) Low blood-sugar
(d) Depression

11. How does Nirac describe Costanza's appearance?
(a) So repulsive that it would be best to look elsewhere in her presence
(b) Plain and forgetful
(c) Shabby, bony, flat-chested with a hair shirt to remind her of her father
(d) Exquisite, voluptuous, dressed in the most beautiful dresses

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

13. Nirac overhears John's declaration to Katherine. He decides to take matters into his own hands by:
(a) Poisoning Costanza
(b) Putting Hugh on the front lines in battle
(c) Poisoning Katherine
(d) Poisoning Hugh

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What illness does Nichola, Hugh's stepmother, have?

4. Where does the duke take Katherine?

5. What is disturbing John most at this point in his life?

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