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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What worries Hawise about the affair between John and Katherine?
(a) That Katherine might take another lover
(b) That John will tire of Katherine
(c) That if something goes wrong, she will be in trouble
(d) That she will not have enough energy to look after the many children they plan to have

2. Who is John interested in marrying?
(a) Costanza, Queen of Castile
(b) Alice Perrers
(c) Elizabeth, Queen of England
(d) Alice Walker

3. Who was Isolda?
(a) A mysterious servant who charmed the royals
(b) John of Gaunt's sister
(c) Alice Perrer's older sister
(d) John of Gaunt's mother

4. After the queen finally meets Katherine, what does she order for the convent?
(a) A declaration to close the convent
(b) Wine and a novice with no dowry
(c) Wine
(d) Wine, money, and a novice with a dowry

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

6. Why can't Katherine go home?
(a) She is sick with a bad cold
(b) Hugh has banned her from Kettlethorpe
(c) She isn't given her usual five escorts, just three
(d) She doesn't have either enough money or an escort for the journey

7. How does Katherine know the plague has contaminated Bolingbroke when she arrives?
(a) She sees servants' heads on pikes, the universal plague warning
(b) She sees a 10-foot high black cross hanging from the entry
(c) Hugh comes rushing after her and tells her the news
(d) She sees a 4-foot high red cross painted at the bottom of the drawbridge

8. What mode of transport does Katherine use when leaving the convent?
(a) A pumpkin-shaped carriage
(b) None. She walks.
(c) Horse and buggy
(d) Horse

9. When Hugh returns to Kettlethorpe from war, we discover he suffers from?
(a) Dyslexia
(b) Low blood-sugar
(c) Depression
(d) Dysentery

10. Hugh takes the drink from Katherine and soon thereafter dreams of the Kettlethorpe Pooka Hound with "fiery-red eyes." What does the Pooka Hound symbolize?
(a) Death
(b) Long life and prosperity
(c) Sainthood
(d) Nothing. He's just a crazy dog

11. Why do the servants resent the pregnant Katherine?
(a) She is meaner than before
(b) She looks so beautiful pregnant
(c) She's bringing the next of the Swynford generation
(d) She is overly demanding

12. Why does Philippa end up sending Katherine to Bolingbroke?
(a) The living conditions at Kettlethorpe are horrible.
(b) She finds Katherine to be bad company
(c) Katherine cries for Blanche morning and night
(d) Katherine complains that Philippa is too bossy

13. Who helps Katherine deliver her baby?
(a) Philippa
(b) Blanche
(c) Nichola
(d) Hawise

14. How does the duke react to news of Hugh's death?
(a) With deep sadness
(b) With joy
(c) He thanks Nirac for being a great loyal servant
(d) He snickers and says Hugh got what he deserved

15. In 1372, Costanza gives birth to a daughter named Catalina. What is that name's equivalent in English?
(a) Cecilia
(b) Katherine
(c) It has no English equivalent
(d) Constantine

Short Answer Questions

1. What is disturbing John most at this point in his life?

2. 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:

3. What illness does Nichola, Hugh's stepmother, have?

4. How does the sword fight between Hugh and Roger end?

5. What is the name of the illness that the Prince of Wales has?

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