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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Earl of March envies John, but thinks he has one strength and advantage that John does not:
(a) The Earl is about to father a child who is closer to the throne than any of the Lancaster children
(b) He has fathered many bastard children
(c) He is expecting children with several royal women
(d) He is a better swordsman

2. Katherine soon discovers the real reason she has been called upon:
(a) The Duke wants to banish her from England
(b) The Duke wants to declare his love for her
(c) The Duke is making arrangements to send her back to the convent
(d) The Duke suspects her of killing Blanche

3. When John returns to celebrate St. George's Day, what does Katherine find Hawise doing in her bedroom?
(a) Shaking a roawn branch over the bed and muttering a curse hoping that Katherine will no longer conceive
(b) Ironing the bed sheets so they're very crisp
(c) Removing the bed so that John and Katherine cannot conceive
(d) Taking a nap in the big bed

4. To whom is Philippa engaged?
(a) The King's Squire
(b) The Duke of Lancaster
(c) Geoffrey Chaucer
(d) Roger DeCheyne

5. Describe the condition of Kettlethorpe when Katherine first arrives:
(a) Dilapidated, abandoned, in need of repair
(b) Beautifully manicured
(c) A little shabby but nothing that can't be fixed in a week
(d) Burned to the ground, smoke rising from its ashes

Short Answer Questions

1. The Duke's pious daughter Philippa worries about her father's relationship with Katherine because:

2. Once Katherine is resigned to marrying Hugh, what does she give him?

3. What important event takes place in April 1369?

4. Why does the duke insist on seeing Katherine before remarrying?

5. The Duke manages to get Katherine to go to Aquitaine under what pretense?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Katherine arrives at the dilapidated Kettlethorpe, she meets Gibbon. What is Gibbon's role at the manor, and who is he in relation to Hugh?

2. Nirac becomes a pivotal character in this part of the duke and Katherine's lives. What does he do?

3. What is Richard's reaction when the duke--who calls himself King of Castile--pledges his allegiance to him? Why?

4. Name some of the devastating events of 1369 and how they affect Kettlethorpe.

5. What happens between Nirac and Hugh that foreshadows trouble ahead?

6. Costanza tells John that she had a dream. What did she dream that sets this chapter into motion?

7. Despite seeing the cross at the entrance to Bolingbroke that indicates the estate has been contaminated by the Plague, Katherine goes in. Why does she take such a risk?

8. Who breaks up the fight between Roger DeCheyne and Hugh Swynford? And how does Katherine react to this?

9. What does Philippa, Katherine's older sister, say in a letter that upsets Katherine deeply?

10. Why does the duke become the "target of an angry, puzzled England"?

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