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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Villanelle call Venice in the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) The city of mazes.
(b) The city of darkness.
(c) The city of water.
(d) The city that never sleeps.

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

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

4. What did Henri´s mother want to be when she was young?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A nun.
(c) A man.
(d) A priest.

5. What is the height limit for Napoleons' servants?
(a) 5'2".
(b) 4 feet.
(c) 5 feet.
(d) 4 and a half feet.

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

7. On New Year´s Eve, what burns Henri´s tongue?
(a) Hot coffee.
(b) Cognac.
(c) A communion wafer.
(d) His dinner.

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

9. Who is the author of 'The Passion'?
(a) Jeanette Peters.
(b) Jean Winters.
(c) Jeanette Winterson.
(d) Jennifer Winterson.

10. Who is Josephine sitting with when Henri serves her melon?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Talleyrand.
(c) Patrick.
(d) Her father.

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

12. Why does Villanelle dress like a boy when she works at the casino?
(a) Because only men are allowed to work there.
(b) Because she gets paid more as a man.
(c) Because the ambiguity entices the gamblers.
(d) Because she wants to be a man.

13. What mistake does Villanelle´s mother make when she goes to make her offering?
(a) She drops her sprig of marjoram.
(b) She drops her sprig of rosemary.
(c) She drops her sprig of oregano.
(d) She drops her sprig of thyme.

14. What does Villanelle say the canals are always busy with?
(a) Gamblers.
(b) Police.
(c) Vegetable boats.
(d) Vacationers.

15. What is said about boatsmen´s feet if their trade is hereditary?
(a) They cannot walk without shoes.
(b) They are webbed.
(c) They do not have toes.
(d) They are black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Villanelle name her lover the Queen of Spades?

2. Where is Henri´s friend Patrick from?

3. What is a vivandiere?

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

5. How much does the cook weigh?

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