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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. How has the Queen changed since Villanelle last saw her.

2. What does the Jewish man want to exchange with the woman he meets on the street?

3. Where is Henri at the start of Chapter 4?

4. How is Domino injured in Chapter 3?

5. What sound is Villanelle supposed to make to warn Henri of danger while he is in the Queen´s house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Napoleon´s army more demoralized as they reach Moscow? What happens to Henri at this point?

2. When Henri wakes up after 2 days of sleep in Venice, what does he do first? What does he pray will sink into the canal?

3. When Villanelle's husband catches up with her, what do they do to settle the score? What happens to Villanelle?

4. What does Villanelle tell Henri he must find in the Queen's house? How does Villanelle convince Henri to do this?

5. What are the terms of Villanelle's husband's will? How does this influence Henri's decision to confess?

6. What happens to Henri the first time he ventures out into Venice? How long is he gone?

7. What is the name of the institution that Henri stays in? Why is he moved to a different room?

8. At the end of the novel, what does Henri see in the boat with Villanelle? What does he wonder about this?

9. How many days does it take the authorities to catch up with Villanelle and Henri? What do they do in this time?

10. What game does Villanelle say she entered with the Queen of Spades? What was the wager?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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