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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 say her husband deals in?
(a) Rare books.
(b) Stocks and bonds.
(c) Gold trade.
(d) Water commerce.

2. What mistake does Villanelle´s mother make when she goes to make her offering?
(a) She drops her sprig of marjoram.
(b) She drops her sprig of rosemary.
(c) She drops her sprig of oregano.
(d) She drops her sprig of thyme.

3. What job does Henri originally want when he joins the army?
(a) Flag raiser.
(b) Cook.
(c) Lookout.
(d) Drummer.

4. What kind of champagne does the Queen of Spades order?
(a) Asti.
(b) Madame Cliquot.
(c) Dom Perignon.
(d) Cristal.

5. What is Henri's first commission?
(a) Drummer.
(b) Neck wringer.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Trumpeter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Villanelle wearing on her second date with the Queen of Spades?

2. Where is Henri´s friend Patrick from?

3. How does Patrick feel about working for the French?

4. When Villanelle leaves the Queen of Spades´house after their first date, what does she do?

5. What does Villanelle say that God wants us to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the Queen of Spades order when Villanelle first meets her? What is Villanelle´s reaction to the Queen of Spades?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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