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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What test does the recruiting officer give Henri to determine his position in the army?
(a) Asks him to hold a pole steady in the palm of his hand.
(b) Asks him to pluck a chicken in under 2 minutes.
(c) Asks him the rules of dinner service.
(d) Asks him to crack a walnut with one hand.

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

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

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

5. Who helps Henri raise the cook up before Napoleon comes?
(a) Domino.
(b) Patrick.
(c) A woman.
(d) The captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What special talent does Patrick possess?

2. What mistake does Villanelle´s mother make when she goes to make her offering?

3. Where is Bonaparte´s Josephine from?

4. What condition is the cook in when Napoleon first comes to their camp?

5. Why doesn´t Patrick pray to the Virgin Mary?

Short Essay Questions

1. How many hands tall is Napoleon's horse? Why could no stable boy last?

2. What is Villanelle´s stepfather´s reaction to her birth defect? How does Villanelle account for her stepfather´s reaction?

3. How tall are Napoleon's servants? Why is this?

4. What does Villanelle tell the old homeless woman who she rows past? What does the woman tell Villanelle to beware?

5. What happened to Villanelle´s mother when she was pregnant with Villanelle? What does she believe was the result of this?

6. What does the waiter bring Villanelle while she is waiting for work? Who does she see soon after?

7. What is the name of the main character? When do we first hear it?

8. In Henri's story about the man who thought himself an inventor, why did the man go to town for a few months, leaving his family? Who seemed to hold the man together?

9. What is a vivandiere? Why are they sent to the camps?

10. What special talent does Patrick possess? What job is he given by Bonaparte?

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