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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 Catalina's father spend his fortunes on in 1504?

2. What does Henry note about Katherine after seeing her leave confession in "Greenwich Palace, May 1510"?

3. How does the Queen die?

4. Whom does Catalina note is solemn in June 1503?

5. What job does Katherine take over in 1509?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe the coronation.

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What are the different roles of the English monarchy during the Tudor Era? What titles does Katherine hold during her marriages? What duties is she expected to perform?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the King's court. What are some of the different positions in the court? What characters in the novel are part of the King's court? What makes Henry's court different from courts that came before and after?

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