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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Oxford, Christmas 1501.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Catalina thank Arthur for?
(a) Promising to be a good husband.
(b) Writing to her.
(c) Welcoming her to England.
(d) Sending her a gift.

2. Where is a battle being fought at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Bilbao.
(b) Badalona.
(c) Sevilla.
(d) Granada.

3. What is Catalina's new opinion of Arthur in Chapter 3?
(a) He is devious.
(b) He is arrogant.
(c) He is a sissy.
(d) He is emotionally troubled.

4. What does Catalina do to avoid sleeping with Arthur in Chapter 4?
(a) Starts an argument with him.
(b) Sneaks out of her room and hides.
(c) Feigns illness.
(d) Waits for him to fall asleep.

5. What does Catalina hope to do when she and her husband rule England?
(a) Spend half of her time in Spain.
(b) Preserve peace with Spain.
(c) Join England and Spain as a single nation.
(d) Declare war on France.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Arthur tell Catalina he has been acting in Chapter 4?

3. What is Catalina unprepared for when she meets Arthur's brother?

4. What does Catalina note her mother pawned to pay mercenaries?

5. What are many of Catalina's ladies doing when Arthur arrives at her bedroom in Chapter 4?

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