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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 did Patrick do before he was recruited by Napoleon?
(a) He was a blacksmith.
(b) He was a priest.
(c) He was a general.
(d) He was a bum.

2. What did Henri´s mother want to be when she was young?
(a) A priest.
(b) A man.
(c) A nun.
(d) A soldier.

3. What is the fog that descends over Venice called?
(a) Catarhh.
(b) Catr.
(c) Tarf.
(d) Tarc.

4. What is the height limit for Napoleons' servants?
(a) 4 and a half feet.
(b) 5'2".
(c) 4 feet.
(d) 5 feet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Queen of Spades leave for Villanelle at the gaming table?

2. What does the cook serve Napoleon´s chicken in?

3. What does Villanelle do to the cards after the Queen of Spades leaves?

4. Finish this sentence: "He kept small servants and _________."

5. On their second date, what does the Queen of Spades ask Villanelle to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Queen of Spades leave for Villanelle at the gaming table? What is the item made out of?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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