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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. Where is the trial of John Wyclef held, and why there?
(a) Wembley Stadium, since it's large enough to hold the massive crowds
(b) St. Paul's Cathedral, as huge crowds are attending
(c) Savoy Castle, as John insisted on having it on his territory
(d) Windsor Castle, since it's large enough for the throngs attending

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

3. Although Wat the tiler dresses up for his meeting with the king and tries to befriend the king, the king's squire calls Wat, "the greatest knave and robber in all Kent" because he shows no respect for the king. What happens to Wat after the squire's statement?
(a) The king slaps Wat and tells him to kneel on the ground before him
(b) The king tells his squire he is greatly mistaken, then fires his squire
(c) Nothing. Everyone, including the king, ignores the squire
(d) He gets killed by the king's men

4. Katherine's daughter Joan says her brother Thomas hates the king, saying he describes the king as:
(a) So sickly he could knock him down by just touching him
(b) Scarier than the devil
(c) Womanish, soft-bellied and two-tongued
(d) Uglier than the Hunchback of Notre Dame

5. Although Richard has remarried to an eight year old, he occasionally thinks of his dead wife Anne. What are his thoughts regarding her?
(a) He wishes she were alive and that his current wife could be his mistress
(b) He should have married someone else
(c) He misses her laughter
(d) He has suspicions that she was murdered

Short Answer Questions

1. In a quiet, blissful moment, John and Katherine hear a shrill trumpet followed by the sight of a king's herald galloping toward the castle. John's tone changes into a "down-dragging voice". Why?

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

3. Katherine stays in a pilgrim hotel in Waltham. She hears the king will be arriving and hopes:

4. Where does Katherine feel she should now return?

5. Who orders Katherine to Kennington?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Katherine have a "happy ever after" ending?

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

3. Just as Katherine and Blanchette have repaired their tenuous relationship, what happens that makes Blanchette go back to mistrusting and even hating Katherine?

4. Cob o'Fenton goes to quite a lot of trouble to help Katherine get to safety after the angry peasants break into and destroy Savoy. However, what does he say when they are safe at the Pessoners and she drinks from his mug of ale?

5. To what country is the duke assigned, and to do what?

6. Why is the preacher John Ball imprisoned?

7. 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?

8. King Richard turned out to be quite deceptive. Do you think he got what he deserved in the end?

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

10. Over time Geoffrey and Philippa have come to live apart. When we see Philippa at this point in the story, how is she?

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