2. What does Brother William say John Ball is now preaching to the serfs?
(a) They should join him in his chase after the duke in Scotland
(b) They should move to foreign countries and experience other cultures
(c) They should convert to Catholicism
(d) They want equal status and freedom with all men

3. Katherine and John visit Hugh's tomb. After which, what happens?
(a) John says he is leaving England forever and wants her to come with him
(b) John confesses that he was remarried again
(c) John asks her to marry him
(d) John announces he is leading a regiment into Prussia

4. When Blanchette, who loves Robin, refuses to marry Ralph of Hastings, what does she say to Katherine?
(a) She calls Katherine a lovely creature
(b) She tells Katherine she's wonderful and glad to have half-siblings
(c) She says nothing, thinking the silent treatment is the best response
(d) She calls Katherine the duke's creature who gives birth to his bastards

5. Lady Julian helps Katherine realize and feel the real love of God. Katherine then surprises herself by returning to:
(a) Savoy
(b) Kettlethorpe
(c) Sheppey Priory
(d) The Pessoners' home

6. At one point, Cob whispers to himself: "I didn't rightly believe 'twould ever happen." What did he not believe would happen?
(a) He didn't think that Katherine would ever fall in love with him
(b) He didn't think he'd become an agnostic
(c) That the peasants would be declared free and that feudalism was abolished
(d) He didn't think the Pessonners would ever let him inside with Katherine

7. Katherine manages to stop the duke on his rampage by telling him she no longer wears his ring because:
(a) She discovered he gave the same one to Costanza
(b) It's too large
(c) It's too small
(d) It has lost its meaning

8. What initially saves Katherine and Blanchette from the mob when they break into the palace?
(a) Their plain faces without makeup. They are unrecognizable without color.
(b) Their big English hats. It conceals their faces.
(c) Their dull grey clothing. It conceals who they are.
(d) Their fake cockney accents, which make them sound like peasants.

9. In a conversation with Katherine, Brother William tells her that Pieter and the two monks have been banished to Cyprus. He also tells her to:
(a) Find a way to convince the king to allow unmarried couples to live without shame
(b) Give up her love for John because he foresees it ending in disaster
(c) Get on the next ship to anywhere because there's a reward for her head
(d) Give up her love for John because he's really in love with Costanza

10. Suddenly, Blanchette becomes ill for a month. Who looks after her during her illness?
(a) Ralph of Hastings and his mother
(b) Henry of Bolingbroke and his new bride
(c) Katherine and Brother William
(d) Katherine and Costanza

11. What does Richard do after the Duke of Lancaster's death?
(a) He kicks Katherine and her children out of Windsor
(b) He executes every last member of the Lancaster clan
(c) He goes into seclusion in the tower and mourns his death for six months
(d) He confiscates all of the Lancastrian estates

12. In 1397, who did Richard have killed to save his throne?
(a) His uncle John, Duke of Lancaster
(b) His uncle Thomas, Duke of Gloucester
(c) Little Hotspur, Percy's son
(d) Guy le Pessoner, fishmonger

13. How have John's concerns about his heritage affected him?
(a) He's too busy to think about those problems
(b) He feels the matter is resolved and doesn't understand why others are still questioning whether he's the king's son
(c) Hardly, he's as cool as ever
(d) He's obsessed, on the verge of madness

14. Because Katherine doesn't deny that she had hoped for Hugh's death, what does Blanchette now believe?
(a) Life is short and one must savor every moment
(b) Her mother murdered her father
(c) Brother William could have saved her father's life but didn't try
(d) There must have been a good, solid reason for Katherine's actions

15. In a quiet, blissful moment, John and Katherine hear a shrill trumpet followed by the sight of a king's herald galloping toward the castle. John's tone changes into a "down-dragging voice". Why?
(a) He has a foreboding of danger
(b) He thinks the king is calling him to another dinner he doesn't want to attend
(c) He wants to stay in the garden with Katherine
(d) He thinks his Castilian daughter has sent a mean message