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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. What assumption has Katherine made about her release from the convent?
(a) That a husband has been chosen for her and she will soon be married
(b) That she's being transferred to another convent
(c) That someone has hired her as a governess
(d) That her sister Philippa has sent for her

2. Katherine visits the Pessoner home only to be suddenly called away by:
(a) The Duke of Lancaster, who requires her presence immediately
(b) Geoffrey Chaucer, who needs her help editing his latest work
(c) The king, who no longer cares for Alice Perrers
(d) The Duke of Yorkshire, who wants to meet her

3. Why does Katherine not hesitate to go into the plague-contaminated Bolingbroke?
(a) Two sorcerers accompany her
(b) She is a hot-headed stubborn woman who does whatever she wants
(c) She wears a special mask that makes her immune
(d) She is immune to the plague

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

5. Why is Hugh confident he'll return by May?
(a) He's certain that it won't take long to beat
(b) He went to a fortune teller who said that the Castilians won't last long
(c) His contract prevents him from fighting any longer
(d) He's certain that the Castilians can't fight in warmer weather

Short Answer Questions

1. What is disturbing John most at this point in his life?

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

3. In addition to dystentery, what else plagues Hugh?

4. Why do the servants resent the pregnant Katherine?

5. What happens when Katherine goes alone to the courtyard?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

7. Katherine meets her future husband Hugh Swyndon in this chapter of the story. Why does Katherine have reservations about marrying this man?

8. 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?

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

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

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