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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. Where is Henri´s friend Patrick from?
2. What does Patrick say happened to his boots?
3. What happens to the knife when the midwife tries to cut apart Villanelle´s toes?
4. What does the Queen of Spades leave for Villanelle at the gaming table?
5. What does Villanelle put on her lips when she works?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Villanelle call Venice? If one gets lost, what does Villanelle say will not save you?
2. How many hands tall is Napoleon's horse? Why could no stable boy last?
3. In Henri's story about the man who thought himself an inventor, why did the man go to town for a few months, leaving his family? Who seemed to hold the man together?
4. How tall are Napoleon's servants? Why is this?
5. According to the rumors, what do boatmen have? What are they not able to take off?
6. What is the name of the main character? When do we first hear it?
7. What is Villanelle´s stepfather´s reaction to her birth defect? How does Villanelle account for her stepfather´s reaction?
8. What does Henri say the smell of porridge reminds him of? How did he feel during that time?
9. When the little village girl asks Henri who he will kill, what does he reply? How does he clarify this for her?
10. What does the Queen of Spades order when Villanelle first meets her? What is Villanelle´s reaction to the Queen of Spades?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The relationship between the two narrators is a central theme in The Passion. Write an essay about the relationship between Villanelle and Henri from both sides, as Winterson does. How is their love impossible?
Essay Topic 2
In The Passion, sexuality is a key theme. Write an essay on the role of sexuality and gender in the novel, and its effect on the characters. Be sure to use at least three characters in your argument.
Essay Topic 3
Disability is a common theme amongst the characters in The Passion. Write an essay about the theme of disability in the novel, using at least 3 characters in your argument.
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