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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. Who is Don Gutierre Gómez de Fuensalida?

2. What name is given to Katherine's newborn son in "Spring 1511"?

3. What does Margaret say is the only thing that keeps order at court in "Greenwich Palace, May 1510"?

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the things Katherine should do to become pregnant, according to the Moorish doctor?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Catalina ask the King about the rule of lineage in the winter of 1503?

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

3. What must Catalina reassure Harry of during their wedding night?

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

5. How does Katherine dissuade Henry from joining her father in an invasion of the Moors?

6. What does Katherine do to get support from Rome against the Scottish raids?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting of the novel, Tudor England. What are some of the characteristics of this period? How does this period shape the novel? Is the novel an accurate portrayal of Tudor England? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the genre of the novel. What is the genre of the novel and what are the elements of this kind of genre? What are some other titles of the same genre? What do these works have in common?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the career of the author of the novel "The Constant Princess", Philippa Gregory. What other works has she written? Does she write in other genres? Is she respected in the literary world? What are some of the characteristics of her writing?

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