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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 beginning of Chapter 4, who does Henri say he hears in his room every night?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Josephine.
(c) Madonna.
(d) Napoleon.

2. How has the Queen changed since Villanelle last saw her.
(a) She is extremely thin.
(b) She has gained weight.
(c) She is in a wheelchair.
(d) She has grey hair.

3. What does Patrick talk about while he is sick?
(a) Going back to Ireland.
(b) Killing Napoleon.
(c) Going to hell.
(d) Killing himself.

4. What quest has the Queen´s husband gone on in Chapter 4?
(a) To find the Holy Grail.
(b) To find his long lost love.
(c) To fight Napoleon.
(d) To find the Mona Lisa.

5. Which of these voices does NOT haunt Henri?
(a) Patrick.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) The cook.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Villanelle lose to her husband when he finds her?

2. Who does Henri know Villanelle´s husband as?

3. What does the Queen of Spades like to cook for Villanelle?

4. Why does Henri say he followed Napoleon so wholeheartedly?

5. What is Patrick and the vivandiere eating when Henri comes to steal food for his departure?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. When Henri thinks about taking Villanelle to France to live with him, what does he say he would always be afraid of? Why would he be afraid of this?

4. What do the Russian peasants call the czar? What do they do as the Napoleonic army arrives?

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

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

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

8. What does Henri do after he kills Villanelle's husband? What is Villanelle's reaction?

9. At the end of the novel, what does Henri see in the boat with Villanelle? What does he wonder about this?

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

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