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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Describe the condition of Kettlethorpe when Katherine first arrives:
(a) Burned to the ground, smoke rising from its ashes
(b) Dilapidated, abandoned, in need of repair
(c) Beautifully manicured
(d) A little shabby but nothing that can't be fixed in a week

2. Who prevents Nichola from drowning the newborn baby?
(a) The Duke of Lancaster
(b) Hugh
(c) Blanche
(d) Gibbon

3. Once Katherine is resigned to marrying Hugh, what does she give him?
(a) A piece of her sleeve to wear in the upcoming joust
(b) Nothing because he doesn't need any lucky tokens
(c) A suit of armor
(d) A bible

4. What keeps Katherine from going to Bolingbroke sooner?
(a) Violent rainstorms ruin the road to Bolingbroke
(b) She can't make up her mind if she really likes Blanche
(c) A robber stole her horse and Hugh won't give her another one
(d) She has to wait until she can wean Thomas off her

5. Katherine reaches Blanche just in time to:
(a) Hear Blanche tell her that the duke is not who she thinks he is
(b) Get a judge to annul Blanche's marriage to the duke
(c) Get a blessing to have an affair with the duke
(d) Get a priest to administer last rites

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Katherine decide to ride her horse to visit the Duchess of Lancaster?

2. Do Katherine and Blanche get along?

3. Who or what are the "four dread horsemen of the Apocalypse"?

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

5. How does Bolingbroke, the home of the Lancasters, compare with Kettlethorpe?

(see the answer key)

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