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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Villanelle travel with her husband before she leaves him?
(a) Four years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Four weeks.
(d) Two months.

2. How do Villanelle and Henri escape the scene of the crime without oars?
(a) Villanelle swims and drags the boat.
(b) They jump across the canal.
(c) Villanelle walks on the canal and pulls the boat.
(d) They swim.

3. FInish this sentence from Chapter 4: ¨Passion does not take ______ well¨.
(a) Disappointment.
(b) Separation.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Anger.

4. What does the Queen of Spades like to cook for Villanelle?
(a) Porridge.
(b) Pasta.
(c) Omelettes.
(d) Turkey.

5. What is Patrick´s response when Henri asks him to desert with him?
(a) He will certainly die if he tries to run.
(b) Henri doesn´t have booze and Bonaparte does.
(c) Henri is a fool.
(d) He cannot answer because he is drunk.

6. What slips into the canal when Villanelle sees the Queen on her balcony?
(a) Her oar.
(b) A plant.
(c) Her bag.
(d) A rug.

7. Which of these voices does NOT haunt Henri?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Patrick.
(c) The cook.
(d) His father.

8. Why does Henri have a private room?
(a) He upset the others.
(b) He is violent.
(c) He needs to be alone.
(d) He and Villanelle broke up.

9. How is Henri wounded in Chapter 3?
(a) He loses an eye.
(b) He is kicked by a horse.
(c) He is burned badly.
(d) He loses a leg.

10. When Henri sees his daughter in the boat with Villanelle, what does he wonder?
(a) Whether he will ever see her.
(b) Where she got her red hair.
(c) Whether it is his kid.
(d) What her feet are like.

11. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what does Henri say happens to Patrick?
(a) He is a gambler.
(b) He wants to die.
(c) He is an alcoholic.
(d) He tries to commit suicide.

12. What does Villanelle´s husband do after she loses to him?
(a) Throws her in the canal.
(b) Walks away from her.
(c) Beats her.
(d) Sells her to the French.

13. What does Henri say is worse than watching his comrades die?
(a) Watching them cry.
(b) Watching them live.
(c) Watching them fight.
(d) Watching Napoleon cry.

14. Why does Henri say he followed Napoleon so wholeheartedly?
(a) He needed something to believe in.
(b) He was stupid and naive.
(c) He loved him.
(d) He loved Josephine.

15. What does Villanelle teach Henri to do while they are in Venice?
(a) Row.
(b) Use a map.
(c) Speak the language.
(d) Play cards.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year does Henri first see Venice?

3. Who does Henri know Villanelle´s husband as?

4. What is the name of the institution that Henri is sent to?

5. What question does the Queen ask Villanelle during their last visit together?

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