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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 is Catalina given to survive on while living on the Strand?
2. What does Henry hope will result from Catalina and Arthur's marriage?
3. What does Catalina wonder about the house that she is taken to live at on the Strand?
4. What issue does Catalina ask Lady Margaret for advice about?
5. What do the conquering Spaniards promise to allow?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Harry present Catalina with as a wedding gift? What does he ask for in turn?
2. What is Catalina and Arthur's relationship like at the beginning of the chapter, "Oxford, Christmas 1501"?
3. What does Edward Stafford tell Catalina about Harry?
4. 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?
5. What does Catalina tell Doña Elvira their two options are now that Arthur is dead?
6. In "Oxford, Christmas 1501", what does Catalina say she wishes Arthur to realize?
7. For what reason does Catalina tell Doña Elvira she never said anything about her unconsummated marriage?
8. What are Catalina and Arthur's views on a woman leading an army?
9. What does Catalina do to avoid making love with Arthur in the chapter, "Oxford, Christmas 1501"?
10. What does Catalina's mother instruct her to do following Arthur's death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What struggles and obstacles does Katherine face throughout the novel? How do they affect her mentally and emotionally? Is she able to overcome them? If so, how?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and interpret the marriage between Katherine and Henry. What does Katherine think of Henry before they marry? Does her opinion of him change as the years go on? How does Katherine's marriage to Henry compare to her marriage to Arthur?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the real historical figures that Gregory depicts in the novel. Who are they? Does Gregory depict these figures accurately? Does she change any elements of their lives to further the plot?
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