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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. Katherine and John visit Hugh's tomb. After which, what happens?
(a) John announces he is leading a regiment into Prussia
(b) John asks her to marry him
(c) John says he is leaving England forever and wants her to come with him
(d) John confesses that he was remarried again

2. Suddenly, Blanchette becomes ill for a month. Who looks after her during her illness?
(a) Katherine and Costanza
(b) Henry of Bolingbroke and his new bride
(c) Katherine and Brother William
(d) Ralph of Hastings and his mother

3. On what day of what year does Henry of Bolingbroke get married?
(a) July 15, 1380
(b) New Year's Day, 1380
(c) Christmas Day, 1380
(d) March 15, 1380

4. What does the duke do with his children on Maundy Thursday?
(a) Wait for the poor to enter church, shut the doors and lock them up
(b) Wash the clothing of the poor, give them bread and cheese
(c) Wash the feet of the poor, feed them, and give them silver
(d) Wash the hands of the poor, give them gloves and chocolate

5. Robin, playing the Lord of Misrule, shouts "Now shall each man kiss the lady of his heart!" He then kisses:
(a) Eleanor
(b) Philippa
(c) Princess Joan
(d) Katherine

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offers to take a message to the king on John's behalf?

2. 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?

3. What illness does Philippa have?

4. When Blanchette, who loves Robin, refuses to marry Ralph of Hastings, what does she say to Katherine?

5. What is the reaction of the servants to Katherine's return to Kettlethorpe?

Short Essay Questions

1. The Duke has grown quite mad with his obsession over his heritage. While Katherine talks to him, she learns that someone is at the root of John's fears. Who is this person?

2. Why is the preacher John Ball imprisoned?

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. 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?

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