1. What happens when Richard asks Thomas Swynford to try on the heavy crown?
(a) Thomas suddenly becomes invisible
(b) The Duke of Lancaster violently intervenes
(c) The Earl of March violently intervenes
(d) Thomas puts it on and falls to the ground

2. Who, to Katherine's dismay, is in attendance at the ceremony commemorating the death of Blanche, the duke's first wife?
(a) Costanza's mother, a very bothersome woman
(b) Geoffrey Chaucer's father, who is very ill with the black plague
(c) Blanche's ghost, whom everyone can see
(d) Costanza, the duke's current wife

3. Katherine soon discovers the real reason she has been called upon:
(a) The Duke suspects her of killing Blanche
(b) The Duke wants to banish her from England
(c) The Duke wants to declare his love for her
(d) The Duke is making arrangements to send her back to the convent

4. The Duke manages to get Katherine to go to Aquitaine under what pretense?
(a) The army needs a seamstress to repair the country's war flags
(b) She needs to join other wives who are serving as nurses
(c) Women are now being drafted and it's her time to go
(d) She needs to tend to Hugh who has been injured in battle

5. Why does Katherine find Philippa's letter so upsetting?
(a) Philippa preaches to her about childbearing
(b) Philippa says Katherine is a bad person who deserves an equally bad husband
(c) Philippa refuses to visit her
(d) Philippa assumes that Katherine is living in great comfort and luxury