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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. When Henri and Villanelle go to the casino, what does Villanelle say is upstairs?
(a) The gambler´s club.
(b) The safe.
(c) A whipping room.
(d) The manager´s office.

2. Why does Villanelle´s husband want to take her back?
(a) She belongs to the French.
(b) She is valuable.
(c) She can speak 5 languages.
(d) She spat in his face.

3. What do Villanelle and Henri pose as while they are travelling together?
(a) Brother and sister.
(b) Husband and wife.
(c) Niece and nephew.
(d) Cousins.

4. What is the last line of the book?
(a) Passion is dead.
(b) I wonder what her feet look like.
(c) I´m telling you stories. Trust me.
(d) I´ll never see her again.

5. What does the Queen of Spades like to cook for Villanelle?
(a) Omelettes.
(b) Pasta.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Porridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What island is Napoleon sent to?

2. How is Henri wounded in Chapter 3?

3. After Henri kills Villanelle´s husband, what does he do?

4. What prison does Henri say Josephine waited for death in?

5. Why won´t the prosecuting attorney be bribed?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Henri asks Patrick to desert with him, what does Patrick say? What is Henri´s reaction to the state of his good friend?

2. What does Villanelle use her inheritance to buy? What is unusual about this?

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. 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?

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

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

10. When Villanelle's husband catches up with her, what do they do to settle the score? What happens to Villanelle?

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