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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Villanelle wearing on her second date with the Queen of Spades?
(a) An officer´s uniform.
(b) Boatsmen´s clothes.
(c) A dress.
(d) Her casino uniform.

5. What is a vivandiere?
(a) A prostitute.
(b) A type of pastry.
(c) A trumpet player.
(d) A dancer.

6. How does Patrick feel about working for the French?
(a) He wants to return to his old job.
(b) He prefers it to working for the English.
(c) He hates Napoleon, but likes his job.
(d) He loves it.

7. When Villanelle is sitting at the restaurant on her day off, what does the waiter bring her?
(a) A ring.
(b) Champagne.
(c) An earring.
(d) Flowers.

8. What does Villanelle say that God wants us to do?
(a) Challenge him.
(b) Be violent.
(c) Repent.
(d) Confess.

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

10. What does the cook use to surround the chicken he serves Napoleon?
(a) Chives.
(b) Parsley.
(c) Lettuce.
(d) Cilantro.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish this sentence from Chapter 2: ¨Bridges join but they also _______.¨

2. Who is the author of 'The Passion'?

3. Finish this sentence: "Christ lost consciousness at ______."

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

5. Who does Patrick say Henri should stick to praying to?

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