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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. Why does John turn down the idea that he should stay in Scotland because the people here love him and will likely give him an army?
2. Henry returns to England and Richard is forced to:
3. Right before John leaves for Scotland, Katherine has a fit and says:
4. Who does the king's squire, Robin, think is a challenge for the duke?
5. Katherine stays in a pilgrim hotel in Waltham. She hears the king will be arriving and hopes:
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Lady Julian and what does she help Katherine do?
2. At the raucous wedding of Henry of Bolingbroke to Anne of Bohemia, Robin, playing a comic character called the Lord of Misrule shouts: "Now shall each man kiss the lady of his heart!" He kisses Katherine. How does the duke respond to this incident?
3. King Richard turned out to be quite deceptive. Do you think he got what he deserved in the end?
4. The Duke has grown quite mad with his obsession over his heritage. While Katherine talks to him, she learns that someone is at the root of John's fears. Who is this person?
5. Describe Katherine's appearance after she decides she is responsible for the friar's death and her daughter's disappearance.
6. What state of mind is the duke now in?
7. It is ironic that Katherine goes back to Kettlethorpe?
8. Katherine and John enjoy only three married years together. She lives another four years, during which Richard confiscates all Lancastrian estates and watches her son Henry return to England and fight for his rights. Did you ever think she should have just remained at Kettlethorpe and not married the duke?
9. Why does Katherine risk revealing her true identity in front of the other peasants in order to save Cob?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
By the time John Ball has led mobs of angry peasants into London, it's clear that there is a great disconnect between the royals and the serfs. The serfs are fed up with their lot and can no longer take it. Can you think of protest in American history that is similar to the peasant's protests against the poll tax and feudalism of medieval England?
Essay Topic 2
Why does Katherine go back to Kettlethorpe? Why is it important that this is where she and the duke reunite and eventually marry?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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