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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. As Katherine regains her memory of the moments before Brother Williams' death, she tells Dame Emma that it wasn't the friar's blood that drove Blanchette away, but probably:
(a) That he believes Katherine is a witch
(b) The size of the mob approaching them
(c) The revelation that he believed Katherine had murdered Hugh
(d) Madness, for she had been showing signs of it beforehand

2. What illness does Philippa have?
(a) Breast cancer
(b) Old age
(c) Thyroid disease
(d) Pancreatic cancer

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 tells his squire he is greatly mistaken, then fires his squire
(b) The king slaps Wat and tells him to kneel on the ground before him
(c) Nothing. Everyone, including the king, ignores the squire
(d) He gets killed by the king's men

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Thomas Swynford is now nineteen and a knight. Who does he serve?

2. Katherine tries to get John to reveal the root of his fear. When he feels he can completely trust her with what is troubling him, he says her:

3. Right before John leaves for Scotland, Katherine has a fit and says:

4. Katherine receives a letter from the duke in which he requests she bring his daughter Philippa to Savoy for what reason?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why is the preacher John Ball imprisoned?

7. 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?

8. At the raucous wedding of Henry of Bolingbroke to Anne of Bohemia, Robin, playing a comic character called the Lord of Misrule shouts: "Now shall each man kiss the lady of his heart!" He kisses Katherine. How does the duke respond to this incident?

9. 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?

10. What comment does Baron de la Pole make about Katherine that displeases the duke but might be very true politically?

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