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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Henri unable to secure his first choice of job in the army?

2. On their second date, what does the Queen of Spades ask Villanelle to do?

3. What does the Queen of Spades say she is doing when she goes to meet Villanelle in secret?

4. What happens to the knife when the midwife tries to cut apart Villanelle´s toes?

5. Why does Napoleon send Henri back to Boulogne?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Villanelle´s mother when she was pregnant with Villanelle? What does she believe was the result of this?

2. After Villanelle´s first date with The Queen of Spades, what does she attempt to do? Who sees her?

3. What is the name of the main character? When do we first hear it?

4. What special talent does Patrick possess? What job is he given by Bonaparte?

5. What does Patrick say the channels are full of? What danger lies in the channels?

6. When the rich meat man asks Villanelle to marry him, what prompts her to refuse? How does he react?

7. What does Villanelle tell the old homeless woman who she rows past? What does the woman tell Villanelle to beware?

8. In Part 1, what does Henri say the Blind peddler tells him about the Dark? What happens to this peddler?

9. What does the Queen of Spades order when Villanelle first meets her? What is Villanelle´s reaction to the Queen of Spades?

10. When the little village girl asks Henri who he will kill, what does he reply? How does he clarify this for her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In The Passion, religion plays an important part of the lives of many of the characters. Also, Winterson uses religious terminology and diction often in the novel. Write an essay on the influence of religion on the characters of the novel and the novel itself. What does religion bring to The Passion?

Essay Topic 2

War is the main conflict in the novel, and it brings the two narrators together. What purpose does the war serve in the novel? Write an essay about war in The Passion and its effect on at least 3 characters.

Essay Topic 3

Henri contemplates snowflakes often in the novel. Write an essay about the symbolic importance of snowflakes in The Passion and why Henri mentions them throughout the novel. Be sure to use at least three examples of Henri talking about snowflakes.

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