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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. How does the sword fight between Hugh and Roger end?
2. When Raulin and three men show up to escort Katherine and Hawise to Kettlethorpe, he mentions he has some letters from the duke to be delivered to people in Lincoln. Katherine is disappointed because the letters are not for her, but for:
3. What keeps Katherine from going to Bolingbroke sooner?
4. The Duke's pious daughter Philippa worries about her father's relationship with Katherine because:
5. Why does Nirac, the duke's loyal servant, decide to guard Katherine with his life?
Short Essay Questions
1. Despite his love for Katherine, who is the Duke of Lancaster hoping to marry, and why?
2. In this new phase of Katherine's life, she lives in the Inner Court at Kenilworth Castle. Once again, she is quite different from the Katherine at the beginning of the story, and the Katherine who was outwardly loyal and devoted to her abusive husband Hugh. Describe how she is once again different.
3. Why does the duke become the "target of an angry, puzzled England"?
4. Costanza tells John that she had a dream. What did she dream that sets this chapter into motion?
5. Was it foolish of Katherine to refuse an escort back to Kettlethorpe? Why or why not?
6. Initially the duke sends Katherine away, only to suddenly call her back when she's visiting Hawise and the Pessoners. Do you think the duke was rash to turn to Katherine so quickly?
7. What is Richard's reaction when the duke--who calls himself King of Castile--pledges his allegiance to him? Why?
8. Who helps Katherine deliver her baby daughter, and what happens right after the umbilical cord is cut?
9. What did you think of the duke when he expresses joy over Hugh's death?
10. Katherine's sister Philippa is engaged to the writer Geoffrey Chaucer and her future seems set. While Philippa is concerned about her younger sister's welfare, she's also jealous of her. Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Katherine versus Costanza. What does each woman bring to the duke? And what do we learn about the duke's ambitions and his insecurities by marrying Costanza?
Essay Topic 2
Is it ironic that in Bordeaux, while Katherine tends to her ailing husband and the duke declares his undying love for her, she says she cannot be unfaithful to Hugh? Talk about the internal, emotional tug-of-war that Katherine experiences when it comes to her love for the duke and her feelings toward her abusive husband Hugh.
Essay Topic 3
Brother William the friar is an interesting and important character until his death. Why does he harbor suspicions and resentment toward Katherine? And despite this, why does he stay in service to the duke? How would Katherine's life turned out differently if Brother William had not told her of his beliefs regarding Hugh's death?
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