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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Villanelle do to the cards after the Queen of Spades leaves?
(a) Keeps the deck she played with.
(b) Takes out the Queen of Spades.
(c) Does not shuffle them again.
(d) Takes out the Queen of Hearts.

3. Where does Patrick take Henri on New Year´s Eve?
(a) Church.
(b) A whorehouse.
(c) Home.
(d) To a play.

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

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

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

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

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

9. What condition is the cook in when Napoleon first comes to their camp?
(a) Delirious.
(b) Injured.
(c) Sick.
(d) Drunk.

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

11. Who does Patrick say he saw in the woods?
(a) Goblins.
(b) Leprechauns.
(c) A giant.
(d) Fairies.

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

13. How does Henri feel about Josephine looking at him?
(a) He considers meeting her in private.
(b) He feels it is a test of loyalty.
(c) He feels dirty.
(d) That returning the look would be betraying Napoleon.

14. 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 thyme.
(c) She drops her sprig of oregano.
(d) She drops her sprig of rosemary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Henri say he is going to kill when Louise asks him?

2. What did Henri´s mother want to be when she was young?

3. How does Patrick feel about working for the French?

4. Who is Josephine sitting with when Henri serves her melon?

5. What does Henri say his village does at the end of every winter?

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