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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. In the days after the murder, what do Villanelle and Henri do?
(a) Pray.
(b) Whatever they please.
(c) Run across the border.
(d) Burn all the evidence.

2. What sound is Villanelle supposed to make to warn Henri of danger while he is in the Queen´s house?
(a) A seagull cry.
(b) A cough.
(c) A scream.
(d) A laugh.

3. FInish this sentence from Chapter 4: ¨Passion does not take ______ well¨.
(a) Anger.
(b) Disappointment.
(c) Separation.
(d) Jealousy.

4. What project does Henri begin to take up towards the end of the novel?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Carpentry.
(c) Rowing.
(d) Cooking.

5. When Henri goes out on his own in Venice, how long is he lost for?
(a) One week,
(b) 3 days.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 5 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 3, what is the name of the Jewish man that Villanelle tells the story about?

2. Where is Henri´s company marching in the beginning of Chapter 3?

3. How is Domino injured in Chapter 3?

4. In the beginning of Chapter 4, who does Henri say he hears in his room every night?

5. What is the name of the church the Venetians go to on New Year´s Eve?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the name of the institution that Henri stays in? Why is he moved to a different room?

2. What happens to Henri the first time he ventures out into Venice? How long is he gone?

3. When Henri and Villanelle reach Venice, who do they stay with? How is Henri received?

4. Why does Villanelle decide to marry the meat man? What does she say they had in common?

5. What does Villanelle tell Henri he must find in the Queen's house? How does Villanelle convince Henri to do this?

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

8. 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?

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

10. When Henri wakes up after 2 days of sleep in Venice, what does he do first? What does he pray will sink into the canal?

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