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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. In Chapter 5, what country does Arthur say France and Spain intend to invade?
(a) Italy.
(b) Scotland.
(c) The Netherlands.
(d) Germany.

2. What does Catalina know appeals to Doña Elvira?
(a) Trickery.
(b) Fame.
(c) Intrigue.
(d) Power.

3. What do many Spaniards use in their private dining halls?
(a) Tinted lanterns.
(b) Ceramic cutlery.
(c) Wooden bowls.
(d) Low tables.

4. When Catalina meets King Henry, what does she suggest of him?
(a) That he is a warmonger.
(b) That he intends to marry her himself.
(c) That he does not like to wash.
(d) That he cannot read.

5. What does Catalina say she has realized about herself and Arthur?
(a) They are nothing alike.
(b) They will never get along.
(c) They have a lot in common.
(d) They are more friends than they are lovers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Catalina's parents take her in at the beginning of the novel?

2. What does Catalina's mother order to be built in after the camp is destroyed?

3. What does Henry say are the "great savior[s] of a marriage"?

4. What does Catalina note her mother pawned to pay mercenaries?

5. What does Catalina tell her sister-in-law that she understands?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Catalina's mother instruct her to do following Arthur's death?

2. Whom does Catalina send for immediately upon returning to Croydon Palace after Arthur's death?

3. In the chapter, "Oxford, Christmas 1501", how does Catalina vex Arthur after he publicly announces that he will be coming to her room at night?

4. What does Edward Stafford tell Catalina about Harry?

5. What does Catalina thank Arthur for when they first meet? What is his reply?

6. What does Harry present Catalina with as a wedding gift? What does he ask for in turn?

7. What does Catalina think about the future on her way to London?

8. How does Catalina offend her sister-in-law in "London, 14th November, 1501"?

9. Why does Margaret think Arthur and Catalina should be sent together to Ludlow Castle?

10. How does King Henry try to cheer Catalina after her entourage returns to Spain?

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