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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. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what does Henri say happens to Patrick?
(a) He is a gambler.
(b) He is an alcoholic.
(c) He tries to commit suicide.
(d) He wants to die.

2. In what year does Henri first see Venice?
(a) 1803.
(b) 1850.
(c) 1813.
(d) 1818.

3. What is the name of the church the Venetians go to on New Year´s Eve?
(a) St. Paul´s.
(b) St. Joseph´s.
(c) St. Mark´s.
(d) St. John´s.

4. FInish this sentence from Chapter 4: ¨We are a lukewarm people and our longing for freedom is our longing for ______."
(a) Hope.
(b) Passion.
(c) Love.
(d) Death.

5. What relation does Villanelle consider Henri?
(a) Her lover.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her friend.
(d) Her brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Villanelle happy she is unable to collect before she leaves in Chapter 3?

2. Finish this sentence from Chapter 3: ¨This is a city of ________.¨

3. Why does Henri have a private room?

4. What does the Jewish man want to exchange with the woman he meets on the street?

5. What does Domino give Henri when Henri asks him to desert?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Napoleon´s army more demoralized as they reach Moscow? What happens to Henri at this point?

2. What game does Villanelle say she entered with the Queen of Spades? What was the wager?

3. How long does Villanelle say she knew the Queen of Spades? How many nights did they have together?

4. What is the only time that Henri sees Villanelle's feet? What is Henri's reaction to her feet?

5. What are the terms of Villanelle's husband's will? How does this influence Henri's decision to confess?

6. In the beginning of Chapter 4, who haunts Henri in his room? Why are his hands greasy? What does this person ask Henri?

7. When Villanelle tries to break Henri out of the asylum, what is his reaction? Why does he react this way?

8. In the beginning of Chapter 3, what is Henri´s emotional state? What is Henri´s physical state?

9. When Henri asks Domino to desert with him, what does Domino write? What does Domino give Henri as he leaves?

10. When Villanelle visits the Queen in Chapter 4, what does she realize about their relationship? What is she afraid of while she visits? What does she do to protect herself?

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