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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. After reversing the Parliament's measures, John still has two significant enemies:
2. Where does the duke take Katherine?
3. In Parliament, the king seems to be interested only in:
4. How does the sword fight between Hugh and Roger end?
5. Describe Katherine's reaction to the pyx when it passes the Chaucer home?
Short Essay Questions
1. Despite seeing the cross at the entrance to Bolingbroke that indicates the estate has been contaminated by the Plague, Katherine goes in. Why does she take such a risk?
2. What happens to the duke after he exits the commemorative mass for Blanche, and how does he react?
3. What does Katherine do during her pregnancy that leads the servants to believe she might be losing her mind?
4. Costanza tells John that she had a dream. What did she dream that sets this chapter into motion?
5. Who takes Katherine from the pier to Hugh's lodgings when she arrives in Bordeaux? And how does Hugh receive this escort?
6. What is Richard's reaction when the duke--who calls himself King of Castile--pledges his allegiance to him? Why?
7. Despite Hugh's death and pledging their undying love for each other, Katherine and the duke cannot marry. Why?
8. Shortly after her wedding, Katherine and Hugh stop at Waltham Abbey, where they visit a shrine containing a large black cross. What happens to Hugh at the shrine that foreshadows dark events to come?
9. Despite his love for Katherine, who is the Duke of Lancaster hoping to marry, and why?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At the start of Katherine's story, she leaves the convent for the Queen's court in the company of two nuns and the lustful Long Will. Katherine has great hopes for her life and for finding love. Yet the author writes: "It was a sad pity she could hope for no great marriage". Why does the author say this? Is Katherine doomed?
Essay Topic 2
Fate is a theme that threads throughout the novel. Despite Katherine's dislike for Hugh, she resigns herself to marrying him. How does this example illustrate the concept of accepting one's fate?
Essay Topic 3
Nirac the Gascon and loyal servant to the Duke of Lancaster is one of the more interesting characters in the entire story. Loyalty is a theme that recurs throughout the story on many levels. Explain why Nirac is originally very loyal to the duke and why that loyalty is eventually tested. Could things have turned out differently for Nirac?
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