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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. Who orders Katherine to Kennington?
(a) The King
(b) The Duke
(c) Hawise
(d) Princess Joan, John's sister and mother of Prince Richard

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

3. What is the main message or theme of this chapter?
(a) That when you're stressed out, it's good to rest and wake up hungry
(b) That love conquers all.
(c) If you're powerful, you will go crazy.
(d) Always question who your parents are.

4. Katherine stays in a pilgrim hotel in Waltham. She hears the king will be arriving and hopes:
(a) That he doesn't recognize her
(b) That he has seen Blanchette
(c) That the Duke of Lancaster will be with him
(d) That he will bring her back into the royal fold

5. Right before Brother William dies, what does he tell Katherine about Hugh's death?
(a) He believes she and the duke orchestrated it
(b) He believes Geoffrey Chaucer poisoned Hugh's medicine
(c) He wishes it had happened sooner
(d) He believes John's sister Isabel was behind it

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the duke do with his children on Maundy Thursday?

2. How does Katherine feel about being back at Kettlethorpe?

3. Janet, Katherine's daughter-in-law, has a theory about why Katherine doesn't see her son Thomas much. What is Janet's theory?

4. What does John realize is causing his insanity?

5. In 1397, who did Richard have killed to save his throne?

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. Although Katherine and the duke are still not married, they openly show their relationship. What are some examples of how they do that?

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

4. 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?

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

7. When the news arrives that Trastamare and the king of France are dead, Spain and France are essentially both leaderless. The throne of Castile is now within the duke's grasp. Although Katherine worries about being around Costanza, what does she realize most about the duke's ambitions?

8. What does the duke learn when he is denied re-entry into England?

9. While Katherine stays in a pilgrim hostel in Waltham, she learns that the king will soon be arriving there, too. What do some of the people there believe the king will be doing?

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

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