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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. de Puebla give Catalina when she returns to Croydon Palace?
(a) A pair of gloves.
(b) A brooch.
(c) A scroll.
(d) A letter.

2. When Catalina meets King Henry, what does she suggest of him?
(a) That he does not like to wash.
(b) That he is a warmonger.
(c) That he intends to marry her himself.
(d) That he cannot read.

3. What is Catalina told not to leave England without?
(a) Her due as Dowager Princess of Wales.
(b) Papers releasing her from her marriage.
(c) Proof that Arthur is dead.
(d) Her title intact.

4. Who does Stafford say indulges Arthur?
(a) Arthur's mother.
(b) Arthur's brother.
(c) Arthur's grandmother.
(d) Arthur's father.

5. Who is Edward Stafford?
(a) The Duke of Norfolk.
(b) The Duke of Buckingham.
(c) The Duke of Essex.
(d) The Duke of Normandy.

6. On what day is Arthur buried?
(a) Easter.
(b) St. George's Day.
(c) Christmas Day.
(d) St. Stephen's Day.

7. When does Catalina admit she is not pregnant?
(a) July.
(b) August.
(c) June.
(d) September.

8. In 1502, how does Catalina describe the rooms she is housed in at Croydon Palace?
(a) As extravagant.
(b) As fit for a princess.
(c) As lonely.
(d) As dingy.

9. How does Arthur treat Catalina unkindly in Chapter 4?
(a) By ignoring everything she says.
(b) By keeping a letter from her mother from her.
(c) By denying her food.
(d) By leaving her in the cold.

10. What is Lady Margaret's surname?
(a) Pole.
(b) Prow.
(c) Polk.
(d) Poole.

11. What does Lady Margaret say she has been away doing when she meets Catalina?
(a) Traveling.
(b) Missionary work.
(c) Nursing one of her children.
(d) Writing a book.

12. What does Catalina know appeals to Doña Elvira?
(a) Intrigue.
(b) Power.
(c) Fame.
(d) Trickery.

13. What does Catalina wonder about the house that she is taken to live at on the Strand?
(a) Whether any other princesses have lived there.
(b) Whether anyone has died there.
(c) Whether she will eventually be imprisoned there.
(d) Whether it is fit for a princess.

14. 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.

15. What does Catalina say she has realized about herself and Arthur?
(a) They are nothing alike.
(b) They will never get along.
(c) They have a lot in common.
(d) They are more friends than they are lovers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What building does Catalina describe in Chapter 1?

2. Why does Catalina snap her fingers while dancing?

3. In what year does the story begin?

4. Whom does Lady Margaret blame for her brother's death?

5. What place does Catalina say she never wants to leave in the first section of "The Constant Princess"?

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