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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Finish this line from Chapter 2: ¨Gambling is not a vice, it is an expression of ______."
(a) Our humaness.
(b) Our hatred.
(c) Our happiness.
(d) Our worldliness.

2. What is the fog that descends over Venice called?
(a) Tarc.
(b) Catr.
(c) Tarf.
(d) Catarhh.

3. What kind of champagne does the Queen of Spades order?
(a) Cristal.
(b) Madame Cliquot.
(c) Dom Perignon.
(d) Asti.

4. What is the nationality of the owner of the brothel Henri goes to?
(a) Swedish.
(b) German.
(c) French.
(d) English.

5. What happens to the knife when the midwife tries to cut apart Villanelle´s toes?
(a) It breaks.
(b) It flies out of her hand.
(c) It turns black.
(d) It is bent.

6. Villanelle says that passion is somewhere between fear and what?
(a) Sex.
(b) Love.
(c) Anger.
(d) Exhaustion.

7. What does Napoleon do to Henri when he hears the explanation of Henri´s propping-up of the cook?
(a) Slaps him.
(b) Pinches his ear.
(c) Demotes him.
(d) Hugs him.

8. At what time of day to the Venetians hold funerals?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Daybreak.
(c) Noon.
(d) Night.

9. Why does Villanelle name her lover the Queen of Spades?
(a) She won with the Queen of Spades card.
(b) The Queen of Spades represents love.
(c) That is a term for royalty.
(d) The woman always played spades.

10. What is different about Henri´s friend Domino?
(a) He is a midget.
(b) He has only one arm.
(c) He is unusually tall.
(d) He is Corsican.

11. How does Villanelle calm herself?
(a) By singing a song.
(b) By taking deep breaths.
(c) By going for a walk.
(d) By rowing down the canal.

12. Why is Villanelle apprehensive about her first dinner date with the Queen of Spades?
(a) The Queen of Spades is married.
(b) The Queen of Spades thinks she is a man.
(c) The Queen of Spades is too beautiful.
(d) The Queen of Spades wants her to have a mustache.

13. Why is Henri unable to secure his first choice of job in the army?
(a) He is too old.
(b) He is not tall enough.
(c) He is not old enough.
(d) His hands are not strong enough.

14. What does the homeless woman in Chapter 2 tell Villanelle to beware of?
(a) Dice.
(b) Sex.
(c) War.
(d) Men.

15. What does Villanelle put on her lips when she works?
(a) Berry juice.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Vermillion.
(d) Rouge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Villanelle wearing on her second date with the Queen of Spades?

2. What does Henri think about when he is in the brothel?

3. How old was Henry´s mother when she ran away from home?

4. When Villanelle is sitting at the restaurant on her day off, what does the waiter bring her?

5. Why doesn´t Villanelle want to work in the bakery?

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