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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 is Villanelle wearing on her second date with the Queen of Spades?
(a) Boatsmen´s clothes.
(b) A dress.
(c) Her casino uniform.
(d) An officer´s uniform.

2. What does Henri´s mother give him as he leaves to go to war?
(a) Money.
(b) A bible.
(c) A knife.
(d) A blessing.

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

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

5. How old was Henry´s mother when she ran away from home?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of champagne does the Queen of Spades order?

2. Villanelle says that passion is somewhere between fear and what?

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

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

5. What is the Queen of Spades´ reaction to Villanelle´s revelation as she leaves?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Villanelle call Venice? If one gets lost, what does Villanelle say will not save you?

9. Why doesn´t Patrick pray to the Virgin Mary? Why does he think this?

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

(see the answer keys)

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