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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. Why does Henri say he followed Napoleon so wholeheartedly?
(a) He needed something to believe in.
(b) He was stupid and naive.
(c) He loved Josephine.
(d) He loved him.

2. When Henri wakes in Venice, what do Villanelle´s parents say he should do to blend in?
(a) Shave his beard.
(b) Become a boatsman.
(c) Learn German.
(d) Grow a beard.

3. How does Villanelle lose to her husband when he finds her?
(a) He overpowers her.
(b) The pack is fixed.
(c) He doesn´t want money.
(d) Her gun misfires.

4. What does Patrick talk about while he is sick?
(a) Going back to Ireland.
(b) Killing himself.
(c) Killing Napoleon.
(d) Going to hell.

5. Why does Villanelle tell Henri that a map won´t help him?
(a) Because maps often lie.
(b) Because Henri can´t read a map.
(c) Because it is a living city.
(d) Because they don´t make maps of Venice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What sound is Villanelle supposed to make to warn Henri of danger while he is in the Queen´s house?

3. What relation does Villanelle consider Henri?

4. What slips into the canal when Villanelle sees the Queen on her balcony?

5. When Henri goes out on his own in Venice, how long is he lost for?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Villanelle tries to break Henri out of the asylum, what is his reaction? Why does he react this way?

2. Why does Villanelle decide to marry the meat man? What does she say they had in common?

3. When Henri thinks about taking Villanelle to France to live with him, what does he say he would always be afraid of? Why would he be afraid of this?

4. What happens to Henri the first time he ventures out into Venice? How long is he gone?

5. What is the only time that Henri sees Villanelle's feet? What is Henri's reaction to her feet?

6. When Henri asks Domino to desert with him, what does Domino write? What does Domino give Henri as he leaves?

7. How long are Villanelle and her husband together before she leaves him? What does she do in order to sneak away?

8. When Henri wakes up after 2 days of sleep in Venice, what does he do first? What does he pray will sink into the canal?

9. What happens to Patrick while he, Henri, and Villanelle are traveling? What does he talk about?

10. What do the Russian peasants call the czar? What do they do as the Napoleonic army arrives?

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