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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 does the king's squire, Robin, think is a challenge for the duke?
2. What illness does Philippa have?
3. Who orders Katherine to Kennington?
4. Who does Katherine meet who helps her change her life around?
5. Thomas Swynford is now nineteen and a knight. Who does he serve?
Short Essay Questions
1. Katherine goes to the Pessoners for safety. What she discover there?
2. King Richard turned out to be quite deceptive. Do you think he got what he deserved in the end?
3. John Ball is once again, now that he has been released from prison, preaching to the angry masses. What is he saying this time?
4. When John Beaufort comes to see Katherine at Kettlethorpe, what does he tell her?
5. Katherine regains her memory of the events following Brother William's death and the flight of Blanchette. Where and to whom does she go to seek help in finding Blanchette?
6. When the news arrives that Trastamare and the king of France are dead, Spain and France are essentially both leaderless. The throne of Castile is now within the duke's grasp. Although Katherine worries about being around Costanza, what does she realize most about the duke's ambitions?
7. What does the duke learn when he is denied re-entry into England?
8. 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?
9. While Katherine stays in a pilgrim hostel in Waltham, she learns that the king will soon be arriving there, too. What do some of the people there believe the king will be doing?
10. Where is Katherine now?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are your thoughts on King Richard? Although he's very young, is he cleverer than he leads others to think? In the end, from what you know after reading this story, does he get what he deserves? Or did he end up being another victim in the royal infighting?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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