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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. King Richard and his queen are about to travel through England on a goodwill tour to boost his popularity. Their visit to Lincoln will be their first in how many years?
(a) Five
(b) Eight
(c) Nine
(d) Ten

2. Katherine sends a letter to the duke. In it she asks him to:
(a) Send her children to Kettlethorpe where she will raise them
(b) Look for Blanchette but not worry about the other children
(c) Keep her children with him because she's too ashamed to meet them again
(d) Be with Costanza, for she'll make him happier than Katherine ever could

3. Katherine manages to stop the duke on his rampage by telling him she no longer wears his ring because:
(a) She discovered he gave the same one to Costanza
(b) It has lost its meaning
(c) It's too small
(d) It's too large

4. Two years later the Duke of Lancaster dies after only how many years of being legitimately married to Katherine?
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) One
(d) Two

5. When John Beaufort comes to see Katherine, he brings with him a letter from his father. On it is a seal which indicates:
(a) John is no longer the King of Castile
(b) John has redesigned his coat of arms to indicate his greater wealth
(c) John is now King of Italy
(d) John is indeed the son of a Flemish man

Short Answer Questions

1. Katherine's daughter Joan says her brother Thomas hates the king, saying he describes the king as:

2. Robin, playing the Lord of Misrule, shouts "Now shall each man kiss the lady of his heart!" He then kisses:

3. How does Cob manage to gain entry for himself and Katherine into the Pessoners' home?

4. In a conversation with Katherine, Brother William tells her that Pieter and the two monks have been banished to Cyprus. He also tells her to:

5. What does Katherine find at the duke's gatehouse that brands him a traitor?

Short Essay Questions

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

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. Describe Katherine's appearance after she decides she is responsible for the friar's death and her daughter's disappearance.

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

5. 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?

6. Why does Katherine risk revealing her true identity in front of the other peasants in order to save Cob?

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. Where is Katherine now?

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

10. 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?

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