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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. The king reads the message from John and decides:
(a) John will stay in Scotland and Percy will be welcomed to England
(b) Percy of Northumberland's actions had no royal sanction, so he welcomes John back to England
(c) He cannot decipher John's strange message so nothing happens
(d) Percy of Northumberland did the right thing and will be rewarded

2. Katherine has great reservations about marrying Robert Sutton, now one of Lincoln's "foremost citizens". Why?
(a) He's too unattentive, and she needs someone to fawn over her constantly
(b) He's possessive, and he doesn't seem to like children
(c) She worries he'll love her children more than he says he loves her
(d) He's never at home and hates bringing her on his travels

3. Who offers to take a message to the king on John's behalf?
(a) Percy of Northumberland
(b) Costanza, Queen of Castile
(c) Robert Sutton
(d) Baron de la Pole

4. Janet, Katherine's daughter-in-law, has a theory about why Katherine doesn't see her son Thomas much. What is Janet's theory?
(a) Katherine is removing herself from society
(b) Katherine doesn't like Janet
(c) Katherine thinks Thomas is unpleasant like his late father
(d) Katherine prefers her illegitimate children with thedDuke to her natural children with Hugh

5. Right before John leaves for Scotland, Katherine has a fit and says:
(a) She saw the Pooka Hound of Kettelthorpe
(b) She thinks their love is in danger
(c) She doesn't like Scotland, so they'll have to arrange meeting elsewhere
(d) She is expecting twins

Short Answer Questions

1. King Richard rides right up the front line of rebels and tells them that he is now their leader as they wished him to be. How do the rebels react?

2. Katherine manages to stop the duke on his rampage by telling him she no longer wears his ring because:

3. How old is Katherine now?

4. Katherine visits her beloved Blanche's tomb. In the tomb, she hears Blanche's voice and decides:

5. The Duke challenges Percy to mortal combat. Who shows up to fight him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the preacher John Ball imprisoned?

2. Katherine and John enjoy only three married years together. She lives another four years, during which Richard confiscates all Lancastrian estates and watches her son Henry return to England and fight for his rights. Did you ever think she should have just remained at Kettlethorpe and not married the duke?

3. Who is Lady Julian and what does she help Katherine do?

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

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

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

7. What state of mind is the duke now in?

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

9. Where is Katherine now?

10. When John Beaufort comes to see Katherine at Kettlethorpe, what does he tell her?

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