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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 Catalina's mother order to be built in after the camp is destroyed?

2. What is Catalina unprepared for when she meets Arthur's brother?

3. What does Catalina hope to do when she and her husband rule England?

4. What does Dr. de Puebla give Catalina when she returns to Croydon Palace?

5. How does Arthur tell Catalina he has been acting in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What preparations does Catalina make to welcome Arthur after they reconcile on their way to Ludlow?

3. In "Oxford, Christmas 1501", what does Catalina say she wishes Arthur to realize?

4. What does Catalina do to avoid making love with Arthur in the chapter, "Oxford, Christmas 1501"?

5. Who are Catalina's parents?

6. What does Catalina lament about the letter she receives from her mother?

7. What political effect does King Henry hope Catalina and Arthur's marriage will have?

8. What happens to the camp Catalina and her family stay in, in "Granada"?

9. How does Arthur treat Catalina on their voyage after they leave Oxford?

10. For what reason does Catalina tell Doña Elvira she never said anything about her unconsummated marriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the marriage between Katherine and Arthur. How do they meet and what does Katherine think of Arthur when she first meets him? How does their relationship deepen as time goes on? What topics do they often discuss?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the career of the author of the novel "The Constant Princess", Philippa Gregory. What other works has she written? Does she write in other genres? Is she respected in the literary world? What are some of the characteristics of her writing?

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