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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Despite telling the Captal that he only loves Katherine, what must John do?
(a) Remain single and celibate
(b) Marry an eight-year-old princess from Italy
(c) Marry Costanza, Queen of Castile
(d) Marry Alice Perrers to make her

2. Why does Nirac, the duke's loyal servant, decide to guard Katherine with his life?
(a) He has nothing else to do
(b) He thinks he's in love with Katherine
(c) The Duke threatens him if he doesn't
(d) He thinks Katherine and the duke are in a serious romantic relationship

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Parliament, the king seems to be interested only in:

2. Do Katherine and Blanche get along?

3. In addition to dystentery, what else plagues Hugh?

4. Katherine goes back to the Pessoners' and asks Hawise to:

5. How does the duke react to news of Hugh's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Name some of the devastating events of 1369 and how they affect Kettlethorpe.

2. Why does the duke become the "target of an angry, puzzled England"?

3. What did you think of the duke when he expresses joy over Hugh's death?

4. Who takes Katherine from the pier to Hugh's lodgings when she arrives in Bordeaux? And how does Hugh receive this escort?

5. Describe changes in Katherine now from the Katherine introduced at the start of this story:

6. Describe Katherine's journey on the ship to Bordeaux.

7. Katherine's sister Philippa is engaged to the writer Geoffrey Chaucer and her future seems set. While Philippa is concerned about her younger sister's welfare, she's also jealous of her. Why?

8. When the duke and Katherine meet, he decides to make a personal blazon of arms for her. What reason does he give for doing this?

9. Alice Perrers experiences the House of Commons's most viral attack. Of what do they accuse her?

10. What happens between Nirac and Hugh that foreshadows trouble ahead?

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