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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Richard asks Thomas Swynford to try on the heavy crown?
(a) Thomas suddenly becomes invisible
(b) Thomas puts it on and falls to the ground
(c) The Duke of Lancaster violently intervenes
(d) The Earl of March violently intervenes

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

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

4. Whose life does Katherine save during the king's visit?
(a) Percy of Northumberland
(b) Father Oswald
(c) Cob o'Fenton, a loyal servant to the Swyndons
(d) Blanchette

5. As the Savoy explodes and peasants pillage its wine cellars, Cob stares at Katherine lying unconscious on the ground. He considers stealing her purse but stops. Why?
(a) He knows that without her purse, Katherine stands less of a chance at survival than him
(b) He sees the Swynford coat of arms which remind him of home and his long family history of loyalty to the Swynfords
(c) The purse reminds him of his long family history of stealing and he wants to break the cycle
(d) He would become a target of other peasants if the purse is found on him

6. Katherine sends a letter to the duke. In it she asks him to:
(a) Send her children to Kettlethorpe where she will raise them
(b) Be with Costanza, for she'll make him happier than Katherine ever could
(c) Look for Blanchette but not worry about the other children
(d) Keep her children with him because she's too ashamed to meet them again

7. Richard has no heir, which raises his suspicions toward Katherine. Why?
(a) He prefers sons over daughters
(b) He wonders if she will try witchcraft on him
(c) He thinks she'll knock him off and replace him with John
(d) He wonders if her sons covet his throne

8. Although Wat the tiler dresses up for his meeting with the king and tries to befriend the king, the king's squire calls Wat, "the greatest knave and robber in all Kent" because he shows no respect for the king. What happens to Wat after the squire's statement?
(a) He gets killed by the king's men
(b) Nothing. Everyone, including the king, ignores the squire
(c) The king slaps Wat and tells him to kneel on the ground before him
(d) The king tells his squire he is greatly mistaken, then fires his squire

9. Who tries to help Katherine and Blanchette escape from the angry mobs?
(a) The Duke of Lancaster
(b) The Earl of March
(c) Brother William
(d) Princess Joan

10. What shocking news does Katherine learn about the king's plans?
(a) He lured the duke back to England to execute him
(b) He lied to the serfs to stop the riots but has no intention of setting them free permanently
(c) He will suggest that all of Europe merge into one, creating a union
(d) He will soon strip all royalty and landed gentry of their titles

11. What controversial statement does John Wyclef make about the sacredness of Mass?
(a) That the wine and the wafer are really the body and blood of the Virgin Mary
(b) That it should not be held on Sundays, but on Wednesdays
(c) That the wine and the wafer should be replaced by brandy and cake
(d) The wine and the wafer are mere symbols, not the actual body and blood of Christ

12. How does Katherine feel about being back at Kettlethorpe?
(a) She now appreciates it
(b) She sees it as a chance to decorate it her way
(c) It makes her sick but she has to push herself to endure being there
(d) She is punishing herself with memories of Hugh

13. John has one request in his letter to Katherine:
(a) To switch places with him
(b) To not be present when he visits
(c) To not be at Kettlethorpe but at a nearby location during his visit
(d) To stay and see him with the children

14. What worries Katherine when she learns that both Trastamare and King Charles of France have died?
(a) With the opportunity for England to take Castile, Costanza may not tolerate having Katherine around
(b) She worries that John will move to France and love a French woman
(c) She worries that she'll have to study French
(d) She worries that Costanza will move to France and make John come there, too

15. Katherine initially decides against seeing John again. But Harry convinces her to be a part of the reunion because:
(a) He has hired a portrait artist to paint all of them together
(b) Leaving might prejudice the children against him
(c) He is afraid of being alone with John
(d) He hasn't had time to arrange an escort for her to go elsewhere

Short Answer Questions

1. Katherine's daughter Joan says her brother Thomas hates the king, saying he describes the king as:

2. How does Cob manage to gain entry for himself and Katherine into the Pessoners' home?

3. How old is Katherine now?

4. In 1397, who did Richard have killed to save his throne?

5. What does Father Oswald refuse to grant Katherine after she confesses?

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