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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. Why doesn´t Villanelle want to work in the bakery?
(a) She hates bread.
(b) She doesn´t want big arms.
(c) It is a man´s trade.
(d) She can´t bake.

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

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

4. What does Henri think about when he is in the brothel?
(a) Sex.
(b) His father.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Porridge.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What prompts Villanelle to refuse the rich man who proposes to her?

2. When Henri leaves his hometown, where is his regiment going?

3. At what time of day to the Venetians hold funerals?

4. Why does Villanelle dress like a boy when she works at the casino?

5. How many hands high was Napoleon's horse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henri serve Josephine when he first meets her? Why is Henri uncomfortable during this encounter?

2. 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?

3. According to legend, what does a boatsmen´s wife do when she is pregnant? What is she supposed to wish for?

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

5. When the rich meat man asks Villanelle to marry him, what prompts her to refuse? How does he react?

6. What does Bonaparte do to Henri to show his approval when he hears about Henri and the cook? What does he say about Henri's idea?

7. In Part 1, what does Henri say the Blind peddler tells him about the Dark? What happens to this peddler?

8. What makes Henri uncomfortable at church? What does he consider his stigmata?

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

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

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