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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 happens to Katherine in January 1510?

2. What does Catalina learn about de Puebla after he is recalled to Spain?

3. How many times a day does Henry often disobey the rules of confinement to visit Katherine and their newborn son?

4. How does King Henry explain Catalina's stiffness when he hugs her following his proposal?

5. When does Katherine expect the child she is pregnant with to be born in "Greenwich Palace, May 1510"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What observations does Catalina make about Harry when she is summoned to dine with the family in 1503?

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

4. What happens to Catalina's family when her mother dies?

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

6. What do Katherine and Henry decide to name their first-born son and why?

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

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

9. Describe the coronation.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the influence that Katherine's mother has over Katherine. What advice does she give Katherine that Katherine recollects while in England? Why does Katherine seek her mother's words of advice while in England? What do Katherine and Arthur disagree over concerning Katherine's mother?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the death motif in the novel "The Constant Princess". Who dies in the novel and why? How do these deaths, particularly one, affect Katherine?

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