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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. Describe Katherine's reaction to the pyx when it passes the Chaucer home?
(a) She's ashamed because she can't remember what the pyx is
(b) She's ashamed of herself for wanting to escape marrying Hugh
(c) She's ashamed because she's suddenly in love with Geoffrecy
(d) She's shocked the pyx is so ugly

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

3. Why is Hugh confident he'll return by May?
(a) He's certain that the Castilians can't fight in warmer weather
(b) He went to a fortune teller who said that the Castilians won't last long
(c) He's certain that it won't take long to beat
(d) His contract prevents him from fighting any longer

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

5. In Parliament, the king seems to be interested only in:
(a) The way he is dressed
(b) Having lunch with Alice Perrers
(c) Getting a measure passed for the hanging of Alice Perrers
(d) Taking a nap after the session

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Katherine go home?

2. Who does Katherine encounter on the ship to Bordeaux?

3. Where does the duke take Katherine?

4. Why does Geoffrey send Philippa to stay at Kettlethorpe?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What does Katherine do during her pregnancy that leads the servants to believe she might be losing her mind?

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

5. When Katherine leaves the convent where she has lived for the past five years, she is excited because she has yearned to experience life outside the Sheppey Priory walls. During the journey to the queen's court, and upon her arrival, what kinds of people does she meet who make her quickly realize how protected a life she has led?

6. Katherine meets her future husband Hugh Swyndon in this chapter of the story. Why does Katherine have reservations about marrying this man?

7. Describe Bolingbroke. How is it different from Kettlethorpe?

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

9. Who breaks up the fight between Roger DeCheyne and Hugh Swynford? And how does Katherine react to this?

10. Nirac becomes a pivotal character in this part of the duke and Katherine's lives. What does he do?

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