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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. Right before John leaves for Scotland, Katherine has a fit and says:
(a) She doesn't like Scotland, so they'll have to arrange meeting elsewhere
(b) She saw the Pooka Hound of Kettelthorpe
(c) She is expecting twins
(d) She thinks their love is in danger

2. In 1397, who did Richard have killed to save his throne?
(a) Little Hotspur, Percy's son
(b) His uncle John, Duke of Lancaster
(c) Guy le Pessoner, fishmonger
(d) His uncle Thomas, Duke of Gloucester

3. How have John's concerns about his heritage affected him?
(a) He's too busy to think about those problems
(b) He's obsessed, on the verge of madness
(c) He feels the matter is resolved and doesn't understand why others are still questioning whether he's the king's son
(d) Hardly, he's as cool as ever

4. 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 should have married someone else
(b) He has suspicions that she was murdered
(c) He wishes she were alive and that his current wife could be his mistress
(d) He misses her laughter

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While staying at the Pessoners' home for her safety, Katherine discovers that Hawise's husband is gathering arms to do what?

3. Katherine visits her beloved Blanche's tomb. In the tomb, she hears Blanche's voice and decides:

4. Katherine sends a letter to the duke. In it she asks him to:

5. What worries Katherine when she learns that both Trastamare and King Charles of France have died?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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