View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Henry and Arthur travel the day after they inspect Catalina?

2. Whom does Catalina expect to die soon in Chapter 2?

3. What is Doña Elvira doing when Catalina tells everyone else to leave the room?

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

5. What does Lady Margaret say she has been away doing when she meets Catalina?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom does Catalina send for immediately upon returning to Croydon Palace after Arthur's death?

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

3. Why does Catalina refuse to tell anyone she is not pregnant for so long?

4. What does Catalina think about the future on her way to London?

5. How does King Henry try to cheer Catalina after her entourage returns to Spain?

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

7. Who are Catalina's parents?

8. What does King Henry note about his wife Elizabeth in "London, 14th November, 1501"?

9. Why does Henry decide to send Arthur away in "London, 14th November, 1501"?

10. What is Arthur's final request of Catalina before his death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the different roles of the English monarchy during the Tudor Era? What titles does Katherine hold during her marriages? What duties is she expected to perform?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Analyze the tone of the novel "The Constant Princess". How does Gregory convey this tone? Does the tone change at any point in the novel? If so, what events prompt this change?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 692 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample