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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Patrick feel about working for the French?
(a) He loves it.
(b) He prefers it to working for the English.
(c) He hates Napoleon, but likes his job.
(d) He wants to return to his old job.

2. What is the nationality of the owner of the brothel Henri goes to?
(a) Swedish.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) English.

3. Why does Napoleon send Henri back to Boulogne?
(a) He caught Henri looking at Josephine.
(b) He thinks the front line needs his ingenuity.
(c) Because he lacks a soldier´s training.
(d) He is growing distrustful of Henri.

4. What does Henri´s mother give him as he leaves to go to war?
(a) A knife.
(b) Money.
(c) A blessing.
(d) A bible.

5. What happens to the knife when the midwife tries to cut apart Villanelle´s toes?
(a) It breaks.
(b) It is bent.
(c) It turns black.
(d) It flies out of her hand.

6. What is Henri's first commission?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Trumpeter.
(c) Drummer.
(d) Neck wringer.

7. What is the fog that descends over Venice called?
(a) Tarc.
(b) Catr.
(c) Catarhh.
(d) Tarf.

8. Villanelle says that passion is somewhere between fear and what?
(a) Sex.
(b) Anger.
(c) Love.
(d) Exhaustion.

9. What job does Henri originally want when he joins the army?
(a) Cook.
(b) Lookout.
(c) Drummer.
(d) Flag raiser.

10. On New Year´s Eve, what burns Henri´s tongue?
(a) His dinner.
(b) Cognac.
(c) Hot coffee.
(d) A communion wafer.

11. What does Villanelle do to the cards after the Queen of Spades leaves?
(a) Does not shuffle them again.
(b) Takes out the Queen of Spades.
(c) Takes out the Queen of Hearts.
(d) Keeps the deck she played with.

12. How does Villanelle calm herself?
(a) By singing a song.
(b) By going for a walk.
(c) By taking deep breaths.
(d) By rowing down the canal.

13. Finish this sentence: "He kept small servants and _________."
(a) Large horses.
(b) Miniature ponies.
(c) Tall wives.
(d) A large ego.

14. What does the Queen of Spades say her husband deals in?
(a) Gold trade.
(b) Rare books.
(c) Water commerce.
(d) Stocks and bonds.

15. According to legend, what herb do boatsmen´s wives leave in the boat when they make their offerings?
(a) Rosemary.
(b) Marjoram.
(c) Thyme.
(d) Oregano.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do many of the soldiers get sores in the winter?

2. What condition is the cook in when Napoleon first comes to their camp?

3. Where does Villanelle go to sit and drink when she doesn´t have work?

4. What does the narrator say Napoleon has a passion for?

5. What does Henri contemplate about snowflakes?

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