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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. Finish this line from Chapter 2: ¨Gambling is not a vice, it is an expression of ______."

2. What does the homeless woman in Chapter 2 tell Villanelle to beware of?

3. What does Henri contemplate about snowflakes?

4. Finish this sentence: "He kept small servants and _________."

5. What is the woman who kisses Henri on New Year´s Ever holding?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. According to the rumors, what do boatmen have? What are they not able to take off?

4. How tall are Napoleon's servants? Why is this?

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

6. What does Villanelle call Venice? If one gets lost, what does Villanelle say will not save you?

7. While Henri serves in Court, what does he see Josephine doing? How does this make him feel?

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

9. 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?

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

Insanity vs. reality is an important theme in The Passion. Using at least 2 characters, write an essay about the theme of insanity vs. reality in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

One theme in The Passion is the theory of past and future, as represented in the character of Domino. Write an essay on the theme of past and future and how Domino´s philosophy is shown in the novel, citing at least 3 examples.

Essay Topic 3

The old homeless woman that Villanelle talks to in Venice is a key figure in the novel. Write an essay on what role her character plays and her affect on the other characters in the novel. Make sure to use at least 2 examples on your essay.

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