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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. How does Katherine know the plague has contaminated Bolingbroke when she arrives?
(a) She sees servants' heads on pikes, the universal plague warning
(b) She sees a 4-foot high red cross painted at the bottom of the drawbridge
(c) Hugh comes rushing after her and tells her the news
(d) She sees a 10-foot high black cross hanging from the entry

2. As Katherine passes the skin market at Danesgate, she sees:
(a) Costanza
(b) Philippa
(c) A nun from the convent
(d) Alice Perrers

3. Whose husband leads the angry mob?
(a) Costanza's husband, the duke
(b) Emma's husband, Guy le Pessoner
(c) Philippa's husband, Geoffrey
(d) Jack, Hawise's husband

4. Also at the House of Commons, Alice Perrers is accused of:
(a) Bribery, fraud, theft, and holding the king with witchcraft
(b) Putting a spell on the Queen
(c) Spying for the Italians
(d) Spying for the Castilians

5. In Parliament, the king seems to be interested only in:
(a) Taking a nap after the session
(b) Getting a measure passed for the hanging of Alice Perrers
(c) The way he is dressed
(d) Having lunch with Alice Perrers

Short Answer Questions

1. John exits the obligatory mass for Blanche and encounters an angry mob who claim that:

2. Who helps Katherine deliver her baby?

3. Who was Isolda?

4. Why is Hugh confident he'll return by May?

5. How does the sword fight between Hugh and Roger end?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the duke after he exits the commemorative mass for Blanche, and how does he react?

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

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

4. What does Katherine do during her pregnancy that leads the servants to believe she might be losing her mind?

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

6. 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?

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. At first, the atmosphere surrounding Blanches' funeral and burial is very solemn, very sad. But it turns jovial and circus-like during the supper at court. What happens?

9. When Katherine leaves the convent where she has lived for the past five years, she is excited because she has yearned to experience life outside the Sheppey Priory walls. During the journey to the queen's court, and upon her arrival, what kinds of people does she meet who make her quickly realize how protected a life she has led?

10. Describe Katherine's journey on the ship to Bordeaux.

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