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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. Villanelle says that passion is somewhere between fear and what?
2. What sign does Henri say Napoleon was born under?
3. What is different about Henri´s friend Domino?
4. What does Villanelle call Venice in the beginning of Chapter 2?
5. Where is Bonaparte´s Josephine from?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Villanelle tell the old homeless woman who she rows past? What does the woman tell Villanelle to beware?
2. When the little village girl asks Henri who he will kill, what does he reply? How does he clarify this for her?
3. Why doesn´t Patrick pray to the Virgin Mary? Why does he think this?
4. What does Henri do to the cook that impresses Bonaparte? Where did he get the idea?
5. What is the name of the main character? When do we first hear it?
6. 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?
7. According to the rumors, what do boatmen have? What are they not able to take off?
8. What happened to Villanelle´s mother when she was pregnant with Villanelle? What does she believe was the result of this?
9. What is a vivandiere? Why are they sent to the camps?
10. What job does Henri originally want? Who prevents him from getting it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Passion is a key theme throughout the novel. Write an essay about passion, using at least three different ways that passion comes across in the novel. Also, be sure that your examples encompass at least 4 characters/elements of passion.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Money is an extremely important element in The Passion. Write an essay on the role of money in the novel and how it affects the relationships between characters. Be sure to include at least 3 examples of the importance of money during interactions between characters.
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