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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Despite telling the Captal that he only loves Katherine, what must John do?
2. Katherine goes to mass and runs into John, disguised as a pilgrim. He tells her:
3. What is disturbing John most at this point in his life?
4. Initially, John tells Katherine he has called for her because:
5. What assumption has Katherine made about her release from the convent?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Philippa, Katherine's older sister, say in a letter that upsets Katherine deeply?
2. Katherine meets her future husband Hugh Swyndon in this chapter of the story. Why does Katherine have reservations about marrying this man?
3. Describe changes in Katherine now from the Katherine introduced at the start of this story:
4. What happens to the duke after he exits the commemorative mass for Blanche, and how does he react?
5. At first, the atmosphere surrounding Blanches' funeral and burial is very solemn, very sad. But it turns jovial and circus-like during the supper at court. What happens?
6. When the duke and Katherine meet, he decides to make a personal blazon of arms for her. What reason does he give for doing this?
7. Costanza tells John that she had a dream. What did she dream that sets this chapter into motion?
8. What did you think of the duke when he expresses joy over Hugh's death?
9. What does Katherine do during her pregnancy that leads the servants to believe she might be losing her mind?
10. Alice Perrers experiences the House of Commons's most viral attack. Of what do they accuse her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are your thoughts on King Richard? Although he's very young, is he cleverer than he leads others to think? In the end, from what you know after reading this story, does he get what he deserves? Or did he end up being another victim in the royal infighting?
Essay Topic 2
Katherine's long romance with the duke starts shortly after Hugh dies. However, there are already indications that their romance will be ill-fated. What lies ahead that makes them an ill-fated pair?
Essay Topic 3
Anya Seton's "Katherine" is what is commonly referred to as historical fiction. In the "Author's Note", she says that she never distorted time, place or characters to suit her fiction. She did copious research in writing the story. She could have written about the famous Duke of Lancaster. "And yet Katherine was extremely important to English history". Why do you think she wrote this story? What do you think she wanted people to understand most about Katherine? About woman in medieval England? About English history?
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