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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. Why won´t the prosecuting attorney be bribed?
(a) He is too rich.
(b) He was a friend of the cook.
(c) He is a just man.
(d) He doesn´t believe in money.

2. What do the peasants call the czar?
(a) ¨Little father¨.
(b) ¨Our Father¨.
(c) ¨Dad¨.
(d) ¨Our Leader¨.

3. What prison does Henri say Josephine waited for death in?
(a) Carmes.
(b) Paris.
(c) Elba.
(d) Vienne.

4. Who does Henri know Villanelle´s husband as?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) The cook.
(c) Patrick.
(d) Domino.

5. Where is Henri wounded?
(a) Austerliz.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Stangau.
(d) Belgium.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Villanelle tell Henri that a map won´t help him?

2. What smell does Henri say that Bonaparte leaves behind?

3. FInish this sentence from Chapter 4: ¨We are a lukewarm people and our longing for freedom is our longing for ______."

4. Finish this sentence from Chapter 4: ¨Victors lose when they _______."

5. What does Patrick talk about while he is sick?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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