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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henri say is worse than watching his comrades die?
(a) Watching them cry.
(b) Watching Napoleon cry.
(c) Watching them fight.
(d) Watching them live.

2. What do Villanelle, Henri, and Patrick pose as while they are deserting?
(a) French.
(b) Russians.
(c) Poles.
(d) Americans.

3. How many languages does Villanelle learn how to speak in the years after she runs away from her husband?
(a) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

4. What does Domino give Henri when Henri asks him to desert?
(a) His necklace.
(b) Money.
(c) A letter.
(d) Food.

5. What does the vivandiere tell Henri the Russians hide under?
(a) Snowflakes.
(b) The czar.
(c) Ashes.
(d) Chicken.

6. What relation does Villanelle consider Henri?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her friend.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her lover.

7. In the days after the murder, what do Villanelle and Henri do?
(a) Pray.
(b) Whatever they please.
(c) Burn all the evidence.
(d) Run across the border.

8. What does the Queen of Spades like to cook for Villanelle?
(a) Omelettes.
(b) Porridge.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Pasta.

9. What does Henri promise to help Villanelle re-obtain while they are travelling?
(a) Her heart.
(b) Her money.
(c) Her soul.
(d) Her mind.

10. Where is Henri´s company marching in the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) England.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Belguim.

11. What do Villanelle´s parents want Henri to do?
(a) Learn to speak English.
(b) Kill Napoleon.
(c) Ask Villanelle to marry him.
(d) Go back to France.

12. What does Patrick talk about while he is sick?
(a) Going back to Ireland.
(b) Going to hell.
(c) Killing Napoleon.
(d) Killing himself.

13. Which of these voices does NOT haunt Henri?
(a) Patrick.
(b) The cook.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) His father.

14. When Henri wakes in Venice, what do Villanelle´s parents say he should do to blend in?
(a) Learn German.
(b) Become a boatsman.
(c) Shave his beard.
(d) Grow a beard.

15. What does Villanelle teach Henri to do while they are in Venice?
(a) Speak the language.
(b) Play cards.
(c) Row.
(d) Use a map.

Short Answer Questions

1. What slips into the canal when Villanelle sees the Queen on her balcony?

2. FInish this sentence from Chapter 4: ¨Passion does not take ______ well¨.

3. When Villanelle sees the Queen on her balcony, how many years has it been since she last saw her?

4. How long does Villanelle travel with her husband before she leaves him?

5. How many days does Villanelle spend with the Queen of Spades in Chapter 3?

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