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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does David flatter Napoleon?
(a) He tells him that he is his hero.
(b) He says that he is the most perfect human alive.
(c) He says his head is perfectly round.
(d) He says he is the perfect height.

2. What is Henri´s mother´s name?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Josephine.
(d) Georgette.

3. What does the cook serve Napoleon´s chicken in?
(a) A skull.
(b) A helmet.
(c) A wooden bowl carved especially to fit chicken.
(d) A silver platter.

4. Finish the sentence: ¨You play, you win. You play, you lose. _______."
(a) The end.
(b) You play.
(c) You lose.
(d) You quit.

5. Finish this sentence: ¨St Paul said it is better to marry than to ______.¨
(a) Burn.
(b) Be alone.
(c) Fight.
(d) Divorce.

6. What does the narrator say Napoleon has a passion for?
(a) Salt.
(b) Short servants.
(c) Chicken.
(d) War.

7. What does Henri contemplate about snowflakes?
(a) How they are all white.
(b) That they freeze in the sky.
(c) That every snowflake is different.
(d) Their delicate nature.

8. When Villanelle leaves the Queen of Spades´house after their first date, what does she do?
(a) Leave Venice.
(b) Go for a boat ride.
(c) Go back to work.
(d) Walk on the canal.

9. What is Henri´s first job when he joins the army?
(a) Neck wringer.
(b) Cook.
(c) Lookout.
(d) Drummer.

10. Finish this sentence: "He kept small servants and _________."
(a) Tall wives.
(b) A large ego.
(c) Miniature ponies.
(d) Large horses.

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

12. What does Henri say his village does at the end of every winter?
(a) Hangs a man.
(b) Sets fire to a house.
(c) Roasts a pig.
(d) Holds a bonfire.

13. What is Villanelle´s stepfather´s reaction to her webbed feet?
(a) "She still has woman parts."
(b) "She should keep her feet covered."
(c) "She can walk on water now."
(d) "There are stranger things."

14. What does Patrick say happened to his boots?
(a) Someone stole them.
(b) They were shrunk.
(c) They got stuck in the mud.
(d) They were burned.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Villanelle do to the cards after the Queen of Spades leaves?

4. What is the fog that descends over Venice called?

5. On New Year´s Eve, what burns Henri´s tongue?

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