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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 does the Queen of Spades leave for Villanelle at the gaming table?
(a) Money.
(b) Her address.
(c) A necklace.
(d) An earring.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do many of the soldiers get sores in the winter?

2. Where does Villanelle go to sit and drink when she doesn´t have work?

3. What test does the recruiting officer give Henri to determine his position in the army?

4. What does the Queen of Spades say she is doing when she goes to meet Villanelle in secret?

5. Who does Patrick say he saw in the woods?

Short Essay Questions

1. What job does Henri originally want? Who prevents him from getting it?

2. Why did Henri's mother want to run away when she was young? How does Henri say his father won her over?

3. What does Patrick say the channels are full of? What danger lies in the channels?

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

5. While Henri serves in Court, what does he see Josephine doing? How does this make him feel?

6. What does Henri say the smell of porridge reminds him of? How did he feel during that time?

7. Where does Villanelle work? How does she dress there? Why does she dress this way?

8. What does Henri do to the cook that impresses Bonaparte? Where did he get the idea?

9. After Villanelle´s first date with The Queen of Spades, what does she attempt to do? Who sees her?

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

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