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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henri say is worse than watching his comrades die?
(a) Watching them live.
(b) Watching them fight.
(c) Watching Napoleon cry.
(d) Watching them cry.

2. What smell does Henri say that Bonaparte leaves behind?
(a) Death.
(b) Bad breath.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Defeat.

3. Why does Villanelle decide to marry the meat man?
(a) To prevent going back to the casino.
(b) To be closer to her enemy.
(c) Money.
(d) Love.

4. What does Patrick say goes well with spirits when Henri asks him to desert?
(a) Henri´s desperation.
(b) Henri´s tears.
(c) Bread.
(d) Dessert.

5. What do Villanelle and Henri pose as while they are travelling together?
(a) Husband and wife.
(b) Niece and nephew.
(c) Cousins.
(d) Brother and sister.

6. What island is Napoleon sent to?
(a) Elba.
(b) Tahiti.
(c) Figi.
(d) Alba.

7. What does Henri say the peasants do for the czar as Napoleon´s army comes?
(a) Kill each other.
(b) Commit suicide.
(c) Fight from their homes.
(d) Burn their own houses.

8. What does Henri find out that Villanelle cannot do while they are in Venice?
(a) Row.
(b) Love.
(c) Swim.
(d) Hate.

9. Where does Villanelle buy a house?
(a) Across from the Queen.
(b) In Moscow.
(c) Next to her parents.
(d) In France.

10. What do Villanelle, Henri, and Patrick pose as while they are deserting?
(a) Americans.
(b) Poles.
(c) Russians.
(d) French.

11. How many days is Villanelle gone for questioning?
(a) 3.
(b) 20.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

12. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what does Henri say happens to Patrick?
(a) He wants to die.
(b) He tries to commit suicide.
(c) He is a gambler.
(d) He is an alcoholic.

13. What do Villanelle´s parents serve them when Henri and Villanelle reach Venice?
(a) Eggs and toast.
(b) Cakes and wine.
(c) Olives and bread.
(d) Pasta and wine.

14. In the days after the murder, what do Villanelle and Henri do?
(a) Whatever they please.
(b) Pray.
(c) Run across the border.
(d) Burn all the evidence.

15. FInish this sentence from Chapter 4: ¨We are a lukewarm people and our longing for freedom is our longing for ______."
(a) Hope.
(b) Passion.
(c) Death.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Villanelle sees the Queen on her balcony, how many years has it been since she last saw her?

2. Why does Henri confess to the murder?

3. Why does Villanelle tell Henri that a map won´t help him?

4. What does Villanelle´s husband do after she loses to him?

5. How many days does Villanelle spend with the Queen of Spades in Chapter 3?

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