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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 is the reaction of the servants to Katherine's return to Kettlethorpe?
(a) They are happy and hopeful for the future
(b) They don't react much, because Robert Sutton is the real boss
(c) Disappointed because she reminds them of the ugly past
(d) Skeptical because they're all new and have no idea what to expect of her

2. Lady Julian helps Katherine realize and feel the real love of God. Katherine then surprises herself by returning to:
(a) Kettlethorpe
(b) Sheppey Priory
(c) The Pessoners' home
(d) Savoy

3. Richard has no heir, which raises his suspicions toward Katherine. Why?
(a) He prefers sons over daughters
(b) He wonders if she will try witchcraft on him
(c) He wonders if her sons covet his throne
(d) He thinks she'll knock him off and replace him with John

4. Who does Philippa call an "ill-tempered virgin"?
(a) Eleanor de Bohun
(b) Princess Joan
(c) Katherine
(d) Costanza

5. What does Father Oswald suggest for Katherine?
(a) True contrition: give up her '
(b) To cover herself in a black robe so no one will see her
(c) Since there's no hope for her, she should continue living this way
(d) He thinks there's a slight chance she could change, so he offers her a job at this church

Short Answer Questions

1. What initially saves Katherine and Blanchette from the mob when they break into the palace?

2. What announcement does Katherine make to John in the spring?

3. At the Pessoners, Geoffrey calls the hatred of the duke senseless and unjust. What does Katherine say about that?

4. According to the Baron de la Pole, what two things did the duke do for Katherine to express his everlasting love and respect for her?

5. Why does John turn down the idea that he should stay in Scotland because the people here love him and will likely give him an army?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the king's men kill Wat the tiler, the king rides up to the front rebel lines and declares himself their leader, the leader they had hoped for. The rebels cheer. Why do you think the rebels are so quick to embrace Richard?

2. Katherine goes to the Pessoners for safety. What she discover there?

3. How does Thomas, Katherine's first child and her son with Hugh, feel about her?

4. The Bishop Courtenay, one of the duke's enemies, tells the angry mobs to stop rioting and go home. What do the mobs do to "content" themselves in the meantime?

5. It is now 1395. What has happened to Costanza?

6. Although Alice Perrers is free again and with the king, this status is short-lived when what happens? And what does she do?

7. Describe Katherine's appearance after she decides she is responsible for the friar's death and her daughter's disappearance.

8. It is ironic that Katherine goes back to Kettlethorpe?

9. John Ball is once again, now that he has been released from prison, preaching to the angry masses. What is he saying this time?

10. Katherine regains her memory of the events following Brother William's death and the flight of Blanchette. Where and to whom does she go to seek help in finding Blanchette?

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