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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five/Twenty-Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Katherine goes to the Chapel to visit Blanches' body and finds the duke there. What does he tell her?
(a) To leave
(b) To stay until he feels better
(c) He's giving Bolingbroke to the convent
(d) He wishes he had caught the Plague so he could be dead with Blanche

2. Who sets the playful tone by dancing a dog on the table at Blanche's funeral dinner hosted by the king?
(a) Alice Perrers, his mistress
(b) Philippa and Geoffrey, who have no tact
(c) Katherine, who thinks Blanche would have preferred a jovial funeral dinner
(d) The Duke of Lancaster, who shows up unexpectedly

3. How does John suddenly strengthen his political position?
(a) He vows to give England to Castile
(b) He changes the law so all couples can live in sin
(c) He gives Costanza the freedom to divorce him if she wants
(d) He reverses the measures the Parliament recently passed, he frees Alice Perrers and prisoners sentenced by the House of Commons

4. What does Father Oswald refuse to grant Katherine after she confesses?
(a) Forgiveness
(b) Annulment of her marriage to Hugh
(c) Absolution
(d) A meeting with the Pope

5. Where does Katherine take Geoffrey to tell him about the guilt she feels and everything she now believes has gone wrong in her life?
(a) To Blanche's tomb
(b) To the ruins of Savoy
(c) The Pessoners' back yard
(d) To see Brother William's head

Short Answer Questions

1. All of the duke's men are happy except for Baron de la Pole. The Baron gets sent away for openly expressing his concerns to the duke. On his way to Havering, he meets Brother William Appleton who tells him something interesting about the duke. What does he tell Baron?

2. As Katherine regains her memory of the moments before Brother Williams' death, she tells Dame Emma that it wasn't the friar's blood that drove Blanchette away, but probably:

3. After reversing the Parliament's measures, John still has two significant enemies:

4. Why can't Katherine go home?

5. What does Father Oswald suggest for Katherine?

(see the answer key)

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