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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 Henry vow to do once his child is born in "Greenwich Palace, May 1510"?

2. What does Henry note about Katherine after seeing her leave confession in "Greenwich Palace, May 1510"?

3. Whom does Katherine believe Henry has had an affair with in "Greenwich Palace, May 1510"?

4. What does Henry NOT do while Katherine conducts some business in the summer of 1509?

5. How does Catalina sustain her household in 1504?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Katherine discover which makes her believe Henry has been unfaithful to her?

2. What tips does the Moorish doctor give Katherine to increase her chances of becoming pregnant?

3. How does Harry react to the news that he is betrothed to Catalina in June 1503?

4. What does King Henry's mother think of Catalina?

5. How does Catalina gain the trust of the King? How do his subjects treat her as a result of this trust?

6. What happens to Katherine in January 1510?

7. What does Lady Margaret Pole tell Katherine after the death of her son in "Spring 1511"?

8. What rumor does Catalina's ambassador tell her in 1509? How does she react to this news?

9. How does Catalina react when King Henry proposes to her?

10. What turn of events takes place in 1509, which benefits Catalina?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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