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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 do that softens the way Arthur treats her in Chapter 4?

2. What does Catalina doubt her mother is comforted by?

3. What is Catalina's sister-in-law named?

4. What issue does Catalina ask Lady Margaret for advice about?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Catalina's parents?

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

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

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

5. Why is Catalina fearful of meeting Lady Margaret Pole?

6. What does Catalina have a love for at the palace at Granada?

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

8. 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?

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

10. Where is Catalina sent when she is fifteen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the conflicts of the novel "The Constant Princess". What are some examples of conflict in the novel? How do these conflicts involve and affect Katherine? How are these conflicts resolved?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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