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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long has Henri been gone when he returns home on leave?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six months.
(d) One month.

3. When was 'The Passion' written?
(a) 1862.
(b) 1987.
(c) 2004.
(d) 1950.

4. What is the Queen of Spades´ reaction to Villanelle´s revelation as she leaves?
(a) She vomits.
(b) She already knows.
(c) She is shocked.
(d) She begins to laugh.

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

6. At the end of their second date, what does Villanelle do as she leaves?
(a) Lifts up her shirt and shows her breasts.
(b) Begins to cry.
(c) Lets down her hair.
(d) Tells the Queen of Spades they can never see each other again.

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

8. Finish this sentence: "Christ lost consciousness at ______."
(a) Fifty.
(b) twenty-nine.
(c) Thrity-nine.
(d) Thiry-two.

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

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

11. What job does Henri originally want when he joins the army?
(a) Flag raiser.
(b) Lookout.
(c) Drummer.
(d) Cook.

12. Who does Henri say he is going to kill when Louise asks him?
(a) The English.
(b) Josephine.
(c) The enemy.
(d) Napoleon.

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

14. What prompts Villanelle to refuse the rich man who proposes to her?
(a) She thinks of the Queen of Spades.
(b) He asks her to dress like a man.
(c) He thinks she is a man.
(d) He tells her that he loves her.

15. What special talent does Patrick possess?
(a) A good palate.
(b) Excellent marksman.
(c) Incredible eyesight.
(d) An incredible sense of smell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish this line from Chapter 2: ¨Gambling is not a vice, it is an expression of ______."

2. What is the height limit for Napoleons' servants?

3. Finish this sentence about Napoleon: ¨He is repulsive and _______ by turns.¨

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

5. What kind of champagne does the Queen of Spades order?

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