3. What does the Queen of Spades say she is doing when she goes to meet Villanelle in secret?
(a) Going to the theatre.
(b) Going to the market.
(c) Going to a meeting.
(d) Going for a walk.

4. What color are the Queen of Spades´eyes?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Blue-green.
(c) Grey-green.
(d) Grey-blue.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Villanelle dress like a boy when she works at the casino?

3. What is the Queen of Spades´ reaction to Villanelle´s revelation as she leaves?

4. Who helps Henri raise the cook up before Napoleon comes?

5. Where is Bonaparte´s Josephine from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bonaparte do to Henri to show his approval when he hears about Henri and the cook? What does he say about Henri's idea?

2. What does Patrick say the channels are full of? What danger lies in the channels?

3. What makes Henri uncomfortable at church? What does he consider his stigmata?

4. What does the Queen of Spades order when Villanelle first meets her? What is Villanelle´s reaction to the Queen of Spades?

5. What is Villanelle´s stepfather´s reaction to her birth defect? How does Villanelle account for her stepfather´s reaction?

6. In Henri's story about the man who thought himself an inventor, why did the man go to town for a few months, leaving his family? Who seemed to hold the man together?

7. What is the name of the main character? When do we first hear it?

8. What does Henri do to the cook that impresses Bonaparte? Where did he get the idea?

9. After Villanelle´s first date with The Queen of Spades, what does she attempt to do? Who sees her?

10. Where does Villanelle work? How does she dress there? Why does she dress this way?

(see the answer keys)

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