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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. What does Margaret say is the only thing that keeps order at court in "Greenwich Palace, May 1510"?

2. What does De Puebla send word to Spain for in winter, 1503?

3. According to Doña Elvira, what would cause Catalina to be sent home following the birth of the King's baby?

4. Why does Henry not believe his affair is a sin?

5. Why is the Moorish doctor confident that Katherine will be pregnant soon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What observations does Catalina make about Harry when she is summoned to dine with the family in 1503?

2. How does Catalina go about planning Harry's grandmother's funeral?

3. What change does Katherine notice in Henry when she returns to court in "Greenwich Palace, May 1510"?

4. Why does Catalina ask the King about the rule of lineage in the winter of 1503?

5. Describe the coronation.

6. What happens to Catalina's family when her mother dies?

7. How does Katherine dissuade Henry from joining her father in an invasion of the Moors?

8. What does King Henry's mother think of Catalina?

9. What does Katherine do to get support from Rome against the Scottish raids?

10. How does Harry react to the news that he is betrothed to Catalina in June 1503?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the death motif in the novel "The Constant Princess". Who dies in the novel and why? How do these deaths, particularly one, affect Katherine?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the influence that Katherine's mother has over Katherine. What advice does she give Katherine that Katherine recollects while in England? Why does Katherine seek her mother's words of advice while in England? What do Katherine and Arthur disagree over concerning Katherine's mother?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the King's court. What are some of the different positions in the court? What characters in the novel are part of the King's court? What makes Henry's court different from courts that came before and after?

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