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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 does Villanelle´s husband do after she loses to him?
2. What relation does Villanelle consider Henri?
3. How many years does Villanelle say Henri served in the war?
4. In the beginning of Chapter 4, who does Henri say he hears in his room every night?
5. What smell does Henri say that Bonaparte leaves behind?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the terms of Villanelle's husband's will? How does this influence Henri's decision to confess?
2. 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?
3. When Henri asks Domino to desert with him, what does Domino write? What does Domino give Henri as he leaves?
4. How long does Villanelle say she knew the Queen of Spades? How many nights did they have together?
5. When Henri goes to steal food before he leaves, who does he find in the kitchen? What are they eating?
6. What happens to Patrick while he, Henri, and Villanelle are traveling? What does he talk about?
7. When Villanelle tries to break Henri out of the asylum, what is his reaction? Why does he react this way?
8. In the beginning of Chapter 3, what is Henri´s emotional state? What is Henri´s physical state?
9. How long are Villanelle and her husband together before she leaves him? What does she do in order to sneak away?
10. What happens to Henri the first time he ventures out into Venice? How long is he gone?
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
Winterson uses nature and the earth's elements often in the novel. Choose 3 elements prevalent in the novel and write an essay on their usage and importance to the story.
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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