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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two/Twelve.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Raulin and three men show up to escort Katherine and Hawise to Kettlethorpe, he mentions he has some letters from the duke to be delivered to people in Lincoln. Katherine is disappointed because the letters are not for her, but for:
(a) Gibbon
(b) Hugh
(c) Philippa
(d) Robert Sutton

2. Why does Hugh order Katherine to stay away from Nichola?
(a) Nichola will smother her with affection
(b) He doesn't want his unborn child to catch his stepmother's illness
(c) Nichola is, in truth, a sorceress
(d) Nichola is clumsy and might trip and fall on her

3. How does the sword fight between Hugh and Roger end?
(a) Roger wins
(b) Hugh wins
(c) The Duke of Lancaster breaks it up
(d) It's a draw

4. To whom is Hugh indebted?
(a) The King
(b) Alice Perrers
(c) Geoffrey Chaucer
(d) John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster

5. What does Katherine try to prevent the servants from doing shortly before she gives birth?
(a) Building a new wing on the house for the new baby
(b) Participating in a pagan ritual that involves sacrificing animals and drinking heavily
(c) Cooking anything with lamb in it
(d) Attending a wine festival

Short Answer Questions

1. Katherine soon discovers the real reason she has been called upon:

2. What does Roger DeCheyne ask Katherine for?

3. Why does Nirac, the duke's loyal servant, decide to guard Katherine with his life?

4. Initially, John tells Katherine he has called for her because:

5. Who prevents Nichola from drowning the newborn baby?

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