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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Catalina snap her fingers while dancing?
(a) To draw attention to herself.
(b) As a code to indicate she is bored.
(c) To get Arthur to stop staring.
(d) As part of a Spanish dance.

2. What does Arthur often beg Catalina for at Ludlow?
(a) To be allowed to spend the night with her.
(b) For advice about ruling the country.
(c) Stories about her childhood.
(d) To speak to his father on his behalf.

3. What issue do Catalina and Arthur debate at Ludlow?
(a) The Spanish Inquisition.
(b) How to defend their borders.
(c) Whether women should be allowed in positions of power.
(d) Educating peasants.

4. Whom does Catalina watch depart from a pier in Chapter 3?
(a) King Henry.
(b) Arthur.
(c) English troops.
(d) Her entourage.

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

6. Who is Catalina's mother?
(a) Isabella of Spain.
(b) Lucila of Spain.
(c) Honoria of Spain.
(d) Maria of Spain.

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

8. What is the continuing journey to Ludlow like for Catalina?
(a) Pleasant.
(b) Exciting.
(c) Uncomfortable.
(d) Embarrassing.

9. What does Henry hope will result from Catalina and Arthur's marriage?
(a) Many male heirs.
(b) That Arthur will learn about warfare from Catalina.
(c) That King Ferdinand will stand with Henry against France.
(d) That England will benefit from Spain's natural resources.

10. What does Henry admit about his wife in Chapter 3?
(a) That he never knows what she is thinking.
(b) That she deceived him in order to marry him.
(c) That he is not attracted to her.
(d) That she knows more about ruling a country than he does.

11. Whom does Lady Margaret blame for her brother's death?
(a) King Henry.
(b) Herself.
(c) No one.
(d) Catalina.

12. What is Catalina's sister-in-law named?
(a) Katherine.
(b) Jane.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Margaret.

13. What is a battle being fought over at the beginning of "The Constant Princess"?
(a) Taxes.
(b) Land.
(c) Honor.
(d) Christianity.

14. What does Henry offer Catalina her pick of?
(a) Jewelry pieces.
(b) New dresses.
(c) Puppies from a litter.
(d) Lands to be granted to her.

15. Where is a battle being fought at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Sevilla.
(b) Badalona.
(c) Granada.
(d) Bilbao.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the author of "The Constant Princess"?

2. What building does Catalina describe in Chapter 1?

3. What does Catalina do that softens the way Arthur treats her in Chapter 4?

4. What place does Catalina say she never wants to leave in the first section of "The Constant Princess"?

5. Who pulled Henry's family back to power in the past?

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