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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. What happens when Richard asks Thomas Swynford to try on the heavy crown?

2. Where does Katherine take Geoffrey to tell him about the guilt she feels and everything she now believes has gone wrong in her life?

3. Henry returns to England and Richard is forced to:

4. Who is now the master at Kettlethorpe?

5. What controversial statement does John Wyclef make about the sacredness of Mass?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What state of mind is the duke now in?

3. King Richard turned out to be quite deceptive. Do you think he got what he deserved in the end?

4. How does Thomas, Katherine's first child and her son with Hugh, feel about her?

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

6. Cob o'Fenton goes to quite a lot of trouble to help Katherine get to safety after the angry peasants break into and destroy Savoy. However, what does he say when they are safe at the Pessoners and she drinks from his mug of ale?

7. Katherine goes to the Pessoners for safety. What she discover there?

8. It is ironic that Katherine goes back to Kettlethorpe?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the circumstances in which Katherine and Costanza finally meet, and the duke's reaction (or lack of reaction) to the meeting. How does Seton portray these two women? Are they both sympathetic characters? Pathetic characters? Likeable? And in what light does she cast the duke in this instance?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Was it necessary for Katherine to punish herself so severely after the death of Brother William and the subsequent disappearance of her Blanchette? Given the manner in which she was raised, do you think that she could have handled the situation any other way?

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