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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. Once Katherine is resigned to marrying Hugh, what does she give him?
(a) A piece of her sleeve to wear in the upcoming joust
(b) A suit of armor
(c) Nothing because he doesn't need any lucky tokens
(d) A bible

2. What does Geoffrey Chaucer feel about Katherine's relationship with John?
(a) That it's inappropriate
(b) He thinks it will be great source material for his next work
(c) He approves
(d) He could care less

3. What does Katherine realize about herself after hearing Geoffrey read the love poem?
(a) She has never, and may never, experience true love
(b) She makes all men who meet her fall in love with her
(c) She liked his comic poetry more than his romantic verse
(d) He's not a very talented writer

4. John has a dream in which he "felt the touch of the sacred oil as the archbishop anointed him and he had felt, vivid as in waking, the holy pressure" of a certain country's crown. What country's crown?
(a) Italy
(b) Ireland
(c) Castile
(d) Scotland

5. What is the Captal's opinion of Katherine?
(a) He doesn't reveal any thoughts on Katherine
(b) He thinks highly of her and that she would be a better wife than Costanza
(c) He wishes Katherine were of a better rank
(d) Very low, he think she's a slut

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sets the playful tone by dancing a dog on the table at Blanche's funeral dinner hosted by the king?

2. Why does Philippa end up sending Katherine to Bolingbroke?

3. In Parliament, the king seems to be interested only in:

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

5. Initially, John tells Katherine he has called for her because:

Short Essay Questions

1. Who takes Katherine from the pier to Hugh's lodgings when she arrives in Bordeaux? And how does Hugh receive this escort?

2. Alice Perrers experiences the House of Commons's most viral attack. Of what do they accuse her?

3. Was it foolish of Katherine to refuse an escort back to Kettlethorpe? Why or why not?

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

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

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

7. When the duke and Katherine meet, he decides to make a personal blazon of arms for her. What reason does he give for doing this?

8. In this new phase of Katherine's life, she lives in the Inner Court at Kenilworth Castle. Once again, she is quite different from the Katherine at the beginning of the story, and the Katherine who was outwardly loyal and devoted to her abusive husband Hugh. Describe how she is once again different.

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

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

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