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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the reaction of the servants to Katherine's return to Kettlethorpe?
(a) Skeptical because they're all new and have no idea what to expect of her
(b) They are happy and hopeful for the future
(c) They don't react much, because Robert Sutton is the real boss
(d) Disappointed because she reminds them of the ugly past

4. 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 thinks his Castilian daughter has sent a mean message
(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 has a foreboding of danger

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

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

7. Why does John turn down the idea that he should stay in Scotland because the people here love him and will likely give him an army?
(a) He cannot be without Katherine
(b) John confesses he can't communicate with the Scots because of their accent
(c) John confesses he doesn't like the Scots
(d) John says he's not a traitor and stands by his king

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

9. What announcement does Katherine make to John in the spring?
(a) She's pregnant
(b) She's ill and dying
(c) She's giving him up and becoming a nun
(d) She's no longer in love with him

10. When John Beaufort comes to see Katherine, he brings with him a letter from his father. On it is a seal which indicates:
(a) John is no longer the King of Castile
(b) John is now King of Italy
(c) John is indeed the son of a Flemish man
(d) John has redesigned his coat of arms to indicate his greater wealth

11. What is the main message or theme of this chapter?
(a) Always question who your parents are.
(b) That love conquers all.
(c) If you're powerful, you will go crazy.
(d) That when you're stressed out, it's good to rest and wake up hungry

12. The Duke challenges Percy to mortal combat. Who shows up to fight him?
(a) Percy of Northumberland, as promised
(b) A mob of angry peasants
(c) No one, John stands in a field waiting and waiting
(d) Percy's son, Little Hotspur

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

14. Although Richard has remarried to an eight year old, he occasionally thinks of his dead wife Anne. What are his thoughts regarding her?
(a) He wishes she were alive and that his current wife could be his mistress
(b) He has suspicions that she was murdered
(c) He should have married someone else
(d) He misses her laughter

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John discover upon his return to England?

2. At one point, Cob whispers to himself: "I didn't rightly believe 'twould ever happen." What did he not believe would happen?

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

4. Lady Julian helps Katherine realize and feel the real love of God. Katherine then surprises herself by returning to:

5. John has one request in his letter to Katherine:

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