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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 has Catalina prepared when Arthur comes to her room the second time in Chapter 4?

2. What does Henry admit about his wife in Chapter 3?

3. What does Catalina tell Doña Elvira will happen if they return to Spain?

4. What does Dr. de Puebla recall about Catalina as a child?

5. Whom does Lady Margaret blame for her brother's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does King Henry fear about Catalina before he meets her?

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

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

6. What are Catalina and Arthur's views on a woman leading an army?

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

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

9. How does Catalina offend her sister-in-law in "London, 14th November, 1501"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of family in the novel "The Constant Princess". Who are Katherine's family members? Do they help or hinder Katherine during her time as Queen? Who are the members of Arthur and Henry's family? Do they help or hinder Katherine during her stay in England?

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 Katherine's struggles while adapting to a new country and being away from her family. How does she deal with the homesickness she feels? Is she able to overcome this homesickness? What are some differences that Katherine notes between England and Spain, which takes some getting used to?

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