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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does King Henry feel about the chance that Catalina is pregnant?
(a) Amused.
(b) Pessimistic.
(c) Hopeful.
(d) Burdened.

2. What would Catalina's mother do when her father became enamored with other women?
(a) Execute the women.
(b) Have the women arrested.
(c) Marry the women off.
(d) Threaten her husband.

3. Why does Margaret want Arthur and Catalina to go away for the winter?
(a) She cannot stand having them around her.
(b) Margaret feels life at court is too dangerous for them.
(c) Their boredom might lead to a pregnancy.
(d) She hopes the harsh conditions will make Catalina ill.

4. What place does Catalina say she never wants to leave in the first section of "The Constant Princess"?
(a) Spain.
(b) A garden.
(c) Her parents' home.
(d) Her bedroom.

5. Who is Catalina sent to marry?
(a) Prince George.
(b) Prince Arthur.
(c) Prince Henry.
(d) Prince Frederick.

6. What does Henry show Catalina to help her get over her homesickness?
(a) A letter from her mother.
(b) His library.
(c) Portraits of her family.
(d) A scenic spot in the woods.

7. When Arthur realizes what Catalina did to avoid sleeping with him, what does he vow?
(a) To love her anyway.
(b) To have their marriage annulled.
(c) To have her beaten.
(d) Never to speak to her again.

8. What does Catalina tell her sister-in-law that she understands?
(a) The joylessness of life at court.
(b) The dangers of war.
(c) Her dislike of England.
(d) Her fear of marriage.

9. Who is Catalina's father?
(a) King Eduardo.
(b) King Marcos.
(c) King Ferdinand.
(d) King Gabriel.

10. In addition to being a Princess of Spain, what place does Catalina say of which she is also a princess?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Gibraltar.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Wales.

11. What does Catalina thank Arthur for?
(a) Promising to be a good husband.
(b) Welcoming her to England.
(c) Writing to her.
(d) Sending her a gift.

12. Whom does Catalina expect to die soon in Chapter 2?
(a) Henry Tudor.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Margaret Tudor.
(d) Her father.

13. On what day is Arthur buried?
(a) Easter.
(b) St. Stephen's Day.
(c) Christmas Day.
(d) St. George's Day.

14. How does Catalina describe her mother's life?
(a) As lived in the shadows.
(b) As lived on the edge.
(c) As boring.
(d) As inspiring.

15. How many times per month is Arthur officially permitted to visit Catalina's rooms?
(a) Twenty times.
(b) Once.
(c) Four times.
(d) Eight times.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what country does Arthur say France and Spain intend to invade?

2. Who does Stafford say indulges Arthur?

3. Who is Edward Stafford?

4. When does King Henry say Catalina can return to Spain?

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

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