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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At Our Lady of Walsingham's shrine, what miracle does Katherine pray for?
(a) Hugh's return
(b) Costanza's death
(c) Blanchette's return
(d) John's return

3. As Katherine approaches Walsingham, she thinks of one word to describe her life since leaving the convent. What is that word?
(a) Evil
(b) Depressing
(c) Generous
(d) Happy

4. Robin, playing the Lord of Misrule, shouts "Now shall each man kiss the lady of his heart!" He then kisses:
(a) Eleanor
(b) Princess Joan
(c) Katherine
(d) Philippa

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

6. Where does Katherine take Geoffrey to tell him about the guilt she feels and everything she now believes has gone wrong in her life?
(a) To see Brother William's head
(b) To the ruins of Savoy
(c) To Blanche's tomb
(d) The Pessoners' back yard

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

8. Where is Costanza while the duke and Katherine publicly travel around England together?
(a) In Hertford
(b) In Paris
(c) In Stratford-Upon-Avon
(d) In Castile

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

10. Two years later the Duke of Lancaster dies after only how many years of being legitimately married to Katherine?
(a) Three
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Four

11. King Richard rides right up the front line of rebels and tells them that he is now their leader as they wished him to be. How do the rebels react?
(a) They are quiet because they remain suspicious
(b) They remain quiet, and one of them says they need to consider his statement
(c) They cheer, because he has fulfilled their wishes
(d) They attack him

12. Katherine tries to get John to reveal the root of his fear. When he feels he can completely trust her with what is troubling him, he says her:
(a) That she's not a mental health expert and she needs to leave him alone
(b) He hears witchcraft and that he thinks Pieter has cast a spell on him
(c) He knows exactly what the problem is and that he wants her to leave him alone
(d) That she frightens him more than anyone

13. In a conversation with Brother William, what does Katherine discover about the preacher John Ball?
(a) He has been released from prison and is starting riots in Kent
(b) He has escaped the salt mines in Russia and is on his way to Scotland
(c) He has given up inciting riots and is just planning to assassinate the duke in Scotland
(d) He was released from prison for good behavior and is running for a seat in the House of Commons

14. On what day of what year does Henry of Bolingbroke get married?
(a) New Year's Day, 1380
(b) July 15, 1380
(c) Christmas Day, 1380
(d) March 15, 1380

15. How does Cob manage to gain entry for himself and Katherine into the Pessoners' home?
(a) He offers Katherine's purse with the jewels inside
(b) He gives them a barrel of fine wine he took from the castle
(c) He sneaks in the through the back, which is unlocked
(d) He bangs the door down

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who is making bloody threats against the king?

3. The Duke challenges Percy to mortal combat. Who shows up to fight him?

4. Because Katherine doesn't deny that she had hoped for Hugh's death, what does Blanchette now believe?

5. Thomas Swynford is now nineteen and a knight. Who does he serve?

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