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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. Who was Isolda?
2. What does the local bishop call Katherine after meeting her?
3. In 1372, Costanza gives birth to a daughter named Catalina. What is that name's equivalent in English?
4. Katherine goes to mass and runs into John, disguised as a pilgrim. He tells her:
5. Who prevents Nichola from drowning the newborn baby?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who takes Katherine from the pier to Hugh's lodgings when she arrives in Bordeaux? And how does Hugh receive this escort?
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. Despite Hugh's death and pledging their undying love for each other, Katherine and the duke cannot marry. Why?
4. What happens to the duke after he exits the commemorative mass for Blanche, and how does he react?
5. Nirac becomes a pivotal character in this part of the duke and Katherine's lives. What does he do?
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. Describe changes in Katherine now from the Katherine introduced at the start of this story:
8. Costanza tells John that she had a dream. What did she dream that sets this chapter into motion?
9. 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?
10. Katherine meets her future husband Hugh Swyndon in this chapter of the story. Why does Katherine have reservations about marrying this man?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Symbols play a great part in the lives of people during the medieval years. Choose three symbols from the story and explain their significance to the characters involved.
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
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?
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