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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 De Puebla send word to Spain for in winter, 1503?

2. What does Catalina pledge to Arthur following her coronation?

3. How does King Henry know it is time to visit Catalina again following his proposal?

4. How does the Queen die?

5. According to a rumor that de Fuensalida hears, whom is Harry betrothed to as of 1509?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What change does Katherine notice in Henry when she returns to court in "Greenwich Palace, May 1510"?

5. Describe the coronation.

6. Why is Katherine's participation in battle against the Scots even riskier than it would normally be?

7. What do Katherine and Henry do during the summer of 1509?

8. When Katherine tells Henry that she was not still pregnant after all in "Greenwich Palace, May 1510", what does Henry worry? What does Katherine later pray for?

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

10. How does Catalina go about planning Harry's grandmother's funeral?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Henry goes to great lengths to acquire an annulment from Katherine of Aragon. Discuss how he goes about doing this and why.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret Katherine. How does Gregory's portrayal of Katherine differ from the real historical figure? What are Katherine's defining character traits? What are her major goals in life?

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