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

2. Katherine goes to mass and runs into John, disguised as a pilgrim. He tells her:
(a) He has become a cleric
(b) He loves her and cannot live without her
(c) He's thinking of changing the law so that he can have multiple wives
(d) He sees the ghost of his wife everywhere and is scared

3. Who was Isolda?
(a) John of Gaunt's mother
(b) A mysterious servant who charmed the royals
(c) Alice Perrer's older sister
(d) John of Gaunt's sister

4. In 1372, Costanza gives birth to a daughter named Catalina. What is that name's equivalent in English?
(a) It has no English equivalent
(b) Cecilia
(c) Constantine
(d) Katherine

5. Why does Hugh order Katherine to stay away from Nichola?
(a) He doesn't want his unborn child to catch his stepmother's illness
(b) Nichola will smother her with affection
(c) Nichola is, in truth, a sorceress
(d) Nichola is clumsy and might trip and fall on her

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Katherine deliver her baby?

2. To whom is Philippa engaged?

3. When Katherine reaches Hugh in Aquitaine, he's as ill-tempered as ever. But he softens up when she tells him about:

4. Katherine soon discovers the real reason she has been called upon:

5. Who or what are the "four dread horsemen of the Apocalypse"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Despite Hugh's death and pledging their undying love for each other, Katherine and the duke cannot marry. Why?

2. 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?

3. Despite his love for Katherine, who is the Duke of Lancaster hoping to marry, and why?

4. Who helps Katherine deliver her baby daughter, and what happens right after the umbilical cord is cut?

5. Describe Bolingbroke. How is it different from Kettlethorpe?

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

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

8. Katherine's sister Philippa is engaged to the writer Geoffrey Chaucer and her future seems set. While Philippa is concerned about her younger sister's welfare, she's also jealous of her. Why?

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

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

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