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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 Hugh before he leaves for war?
(a) She has discovered that she cannot have children
(b) He must stop at the Lancaster estate for a blessing first
(c) That she's pregnant
(d) She's leaving him and not to look for her

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

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

4. Why does the duke insist on seeing Katherine before remarrying?
(a) He wants her permission to marry a queen
(b) He wants to know if, because Katherine was close to Blanche, she thinks Blanche would approve of the union
(c) He wants her opinion of his wedding attire
(d) He wants to see if he's over her

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

6. Why does Hugh order Katherine to stay away from Nichola?
(a) He doesn't want his unborn child to catch his stepmother's illness
(b) Nichola is, in truth, a sorceress
(c) Nichola will smother her with affection
(d) Nichola is clumsy and might trip and fall on her

7. Who was Isolda?
(a) John of Gaunt's mother
(b) John of Gaunt's sister
(c) Alice Perrer's older sister
(d) A mysterious servant who charmed the royals

8. Why do the servants resent the pregnant Katherine?
(a) She looks so beautiful pregnant
(b) She's bringing the next of the Swynford generation
(c) She is overly demanding
(d) She is meaner than before

9. What is the Captal's opinion of Katherine?
(a) He wishes Katherine were of a better rank
(b) He doesn't reveal any thoughts on Katherine
(c) Very low, he think she's a slut
(d) He thinks highly of her and that she would be a better wife than Costanza

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

11. What does Katherine realize about herself after hearing Geoffrey read the love poem?
(a) She makes all men who meet her fall in love with her
(b) She liked his comic poetry more than his romantic verse
(c) She has never, and may never, experience true love
(d) He's not a very talented writer

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

13. 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

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

15. The Friar, Brother William, doesn't suspect Katherine of foul play in Hugh's death. Instead, he believes that:
(a) Hugh didn't want to live anymore
(b) Hugh died of internal bleeding
(c) Hugh might have had a heart attack
(d) Hugh's bowel burst

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the duke react to news of Hugh's death?

3. To whom do the king and John pledge their allegiance when the Old King dies?

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

5. After the queen finally meets Katherine, what does she order for the convent?

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