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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. What flowers does Henri say his mother used to dry on their roof?
2. What does Villanelle´s husband do after she loses to him?
3. What is in the sixth room of the Queen´s house?
4. What relation does Villanelle consider Henri?
5. How many days is Villanelle gone for questioning?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the beginning of Chapter 3, what is Henri´s emotional state? What is Henri´s physical state?
2. What happens to Patrick while he, Henri, and Villanelle are traveling? What does he talk about?
3. How long are Villanelle and her husband together before she leaves him? What does she do in order to sneak away?
4. 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?
5. What does Henri do after he kills Villanelle's husband? What is Villanelle's reaction?
6. What does Villanelle tell Henri he must find in the Queen's house? How does Villanelle convince Henri to do this?
7. 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?
8. What do the Russian peasants call the czar? What do they do as the Napoleonic army arrives?
9. What does Villanelle use her inheritance to buy? What is unusual about this?
10. What does Henri find in the sixth room of the Queen's house? How complete is it? What is important about this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
In The Passion, Villanelle tells a story about two men who bet their lives against each other. Write an essay on the theme of "The stakes of life" in the novel, using Villanelle's story as a background to your argument. Make sure you use at least 2 examples that mirror Villanelle's story.
Essay Topic 3
Patrick is an important character in the novel. His influence on both Henri and Villanelle is key to their interaction. Write on essay on the character of Patrick and his role in the novel, with special emphasis on the impact he has on the other characters.
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