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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. Where does Villanelle go to sit and drink when she doesn´t have work?
(a) Floridan´s.
(b) Florian´s.
(c) Michael´s.
(d) Maurice´s.

2. What does the Queen of Spades say she is doing when she goes to meet Villanelle in secret?
(a) Going for a walk.
(b) Going to a meeting.
(c) Going to the theatre.
(d) Going to the market.

3. Who does Patrick say he saw in the woods?
(a) Goblins.
(b) A giant.
(c) Leprechauns.
(d) Fairies.

4. Who helps Henri raise the cook up before Napoleon comes?
(a) A woman.
(b) The captain.
(c) Domino.
(d) Patrick.

5. What does the cook use to surround the chicken he serves Napoleon?
(a) Chives.
(b) Cilantro.
(c) Lettuce.
(d) Parsley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Henri unable to secure his first choice of job in the army?

2. What condition is the cook in when Napoleon first comes to their camp?

3. How long has Henri been gone when he returns home on leave?

4. What color are the Queen of Spades´eyes?

5. Villanelle says that passion is somewhere between fear and what?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Villanelle´s first date with The Queen of Spades, what does she attempt to do? Who sees her?

2. In Henri's story about the man who thought himself an inventor, why did the man go to town for a few months, leaving his family? Who seemed to hold the man together?

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

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

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

6. What special talent does Patrick possess? What job is he given by Bonaparte?

7. What does the Queen of Spades order when Villanelle first meets her? What is Villanelle´s reaction to the Queen of Spades?

8. While Henri serves in Court, what does he see Josephine doing? How does this make him feel?

9. Why did Henri's mother want to run away when she was young? How does Henri say his father won her over?

10. What is the name of the main character? When do we first hear it?

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