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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. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what does Henri say happens to Patrick?
2. When Henri and Villanelle go to the casino, what does Villanelle say is upstairs?
3. What project does Henri begin to take up towards the end of the novel?
4. What does Henri find out that Villanelle cannot do while they are in Venice?
5. What does Villanelle´s husband do after she loses to him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Patrick while he, Henri, and Villanelle are traveling? What does he talk about?
2. When Villanelle visits the Queen in Chapter 4, what does she realize about their relationship? What is she afraid of while she visits? What does she do to protect herself?
3. 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?
4. What do the Russian peasants call the czar? What do they do as the Napoleonic army arrives?
5. When Villanelle's husband catches up with her, what do they do to settle the score? What happens to Villanelle?
6. At the end of the novel, what does Henri see in the boat with Villanelle? What does he wonder about this?
7. What happens to Henri the first time he ventures out into Venice? How long is he gone?
8. What game does Villanelle say she entered with the Queen of Spades? What was the wager?
9. In the beginning of Chapter 4, who haunts Henri in his room? Why are his hands greasy? What does this person ask Henri?
10. How does Villanelle know the cook? What connection does Henri finally make between him, Villanelle, and her fluency in French?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One theme in The Passion is the theory of past and future, as represented in the character of Domino. Write an essay on the theme of past and future and how Domino´s philosophy is shown in the novel, citing at least 3 examples.
Essay Topic 2
In The Passion, religion plays an important part of the lives of many of the characters. Also, Winterson uses religious terminology and diction often in the novel. Write an essay on the influence of religion on the characters of the novel and the novel itself. What does religion bring to The Passion?
Essay Topic 3
In The Passion, Villanelle tells a story about two men who bet their lives against each other. Write an essay on the theme of "The stakes of life" in the novel, using Villanelle's story as a background to your argument. Make sure you use at least 2 examples that mirror Villanelle's story.
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