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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 Patrick say goes well with spirits when Henri asks him to desert?

2. What is the name of the prosecuting attorney in Henri´s case?

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

4. How does the vivandiere say she was able to get the food she and Patrick are eating?

5. What do Villanelle and Henri pose as while they are travelling together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henri do after he kills Villanelle's husband? What is Villanelle's reaction?

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

3. In the beginning of Chapter 4, who haunts Henri in his room? Why are his hands greasy? What does this person ask Henri?

4. When Henri goes to steal food before he leaves, who does he find in the kitchen? What are they eating?

5. 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?

6. What is the name of the prosecuting attorney that Villanelle tries to bribe? Why won't he accept her money?

7. What happens to Patrick while he, Henri, and Villanelle are traveling? What does he talk about?

8. When Villanelle tries to break Henri out of the asylum, what is his reaction? Why does he react this way?

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

10. What does Villanelle use her inheritance to buy? What is unusual about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sexual roles an important part in the interaction between the characters of The Passion. Using at least 3 characters, write an essay on the theme of how sexual roles are represented in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Darkness is an important theme in The Passion. Write an essay about the nature of darkness and its effects on the characters in the novel. Make sure to use specific examples in your argument.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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