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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Villanelle do to the cards after the Queen of Spades leaves?
(a) Does not shuffle them again.
(b) Takes out the Queen of Hearts.
(c) Keeps the deck she played with.
(d) Takes out the Queen of Spades.

2. What is Henri's first commission?
(a) Trumpeter.
(b) Neck wringer.
(c) Drummer.
(d) Soldier.

3. What is the woman who kisses Henri on New Year´s Ever holding?
(a) A bottle of wine.
(b) A cross.
(c) A bag of potatoes.
(d) A baby.

4. What does the Queen of Spades say her husband deals in?
(a) Gold trade.
(b) Rare books.
(c) Stocks and bonds.
(d) Water commerce.

5. How many hands high was Napoleon's horse?
(a) 30.
(b) 10.
(c) 25.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Villanelle go to sit and drink when she doesn´t have work?

2. What does Villanelle say that God wants us to do?

3. At the end of their second date, what does Villanelle do as she leaves?

4. What does the Queen of Spades say she is doing when she goes to meet Villanelle in secret?

5. What is the quote that opens 'The Passion' taken from?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 1, what does Henri say the Blind peddler tells him about the Dark? What happens to this peddler?

2. What happened to Villanelle´s mother when she was pregnant with Villanelle? What does she believe was the result of this?

3. What does Patrick say the channels are full of? What danger lies in the channels?

4. How tall are Napoleon's servants? Why is this?

5. What makes Henri uncomfortable at church? What does he consider his stigmata?

6. What is Villanelle´s stepfather´s reaction to her birth defect? How does Villanelle account for her stepfather´s reaction?

7. According to legend, what does a boatsmen´s wife do when she is pregnant? What is she supposed to wish for?

8. When the little village girl asks Henri who he will kill, what does he reply? How does he clarify this for her?

9. What does Villanelle tell the old homeless woman who she rows past? What does the woman tell Villanelle to beware?

10. What does Bonaparte do to Henri to show his approval when he hears about Henri and the cook? What does he say about Henri's idea?

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