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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Because Katherine doesn't deny that she had hoped for Hugh's death, what does Blanchette now believe?
2. Who does the king's squire, Robin, think is a challenge for the duke?
3. What shocking news does Katherine learn about the king's plans?
4. What does Cob do to reawaken the unconscious Katherine?
5. At the Pessoners, Geoffrey calls the hatred of the duke senseless and unjust. What does Katherine say about that?
Short Essay Questions
1. Katherine and John enjoy only three married years together. She lives another four years, during which Richard confiscates all Lancastrian estates and watches her son Henry return to England and fight for his rights. Did you ever think she should have just remained at Kettlethorpe and not married the duke?
2. Describe Katherine's appearance after she decides she is responsible for the friar's death and her daughter's disappearance.
3. The Bishop Courtenay, one of the duke's enemies, tells the angry mobs to stop rioting and go home. What do the mobs do to "content" themselves in the meantime?
4. Cob o'Fenton goes to quite a lot of trouble to help Katherine get to safety after the angry peasants break into and destroy Savoy. However, what does he say when they are safe at the Pessoners and she drinks from his mug of ale?
5. Katherine goes to the Pessoners for safety. What she discover there?
6. Over time Geoffrey and Philippa have come to live apart. When we see Philippa at this point in the story, how is she?
7. Why is the preacher John Ball imprisoned?
8. To what country is the duke assigned, and to do what?
9. It is now 1395. What has happened to Costanza?
10. The Duke has grown quite mad with his obsession over his heritage. While Katherine talks to him, she learns that someone is at the root of John's fears. Who is this person?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Katherine's long romance with the duke starts shortly after Hugh dies. However, there are already indications that their romance will be ill-fated. What lies ahead that makes them an ill-fated pair?
Essay Topic 2
Brother William the friar is an interesting and important character until his death. Why does he harbor suspicions and resentment toward Katherine? And despite this, why does he stay in service to the duke? How would Katherine's life turned out differently if Brother William had not told her of his beliefs regarding Hugh's death?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the circumstances in which Katherine and Costanza finally meet, and the duke's reaction (or lack of reaction) to the meeting. How does Seton portray these two women? Are they both sympathetic characters? Pathetic characters? Likeable? And in what light does she cast the duke in this instance?
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