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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, who is Percy raised by?
(a) His single father.
(b) His older brother.
(c) His single mother.
(d) His aunt and uncle.

2. In Chapter 6, where is Felicity set to go to school?
(a) Rome.
(b) Florence.
(c) Marseilles.
(d) Venice.

3. What does Henry's stolen puzzle box turn out to be?
(a) A Japanese puzzle box.
(b) A Turkish puzzle box.
(c) A Baseggio puzzle box.
(d) A Greek puzzle box.

4. What instrument does Percy inherit from his father?
(a) A flute.
(b) A violin.
(c) A piano.
(d) A guitar.

5. What country is Percy supposed to go to at the end of the year?
(a) Russia.
(b) Holland.
(c) Italy.
(d) China.

6. In Chapter 11, why does Henry desperately want to return the puzzle box to its rightful owner?
(a) He thinks his father will forgive him afterwards.
(b) He thinks he will be better respected by Felicity and Percy if he does this.
(c) He thinks there will be a large reward for the box.
(d) He thinks the owner may have information to help Percy with his illness.

7. What does Henry's host at Versailles tell him he has heard Henry as a problem with?
(a) Fashion faux pas.
(b) Lack of exercise.
(c) Excess regarding alcohol.
(d) Overeating.

8. In Chapter 10, what is one reason Henry is so upset that Percy did not tell him he was ill?
(a) He realizes Percy thinks Henry could not handle the news.
(b) He realizes Percy is not in love with him.
(c) He realizes Percy meant to betray him.
(d) He realizes Percy and Felicity are in league against him.

9. What happens to Henry after he flees from the Duke of Bourbon's apartments?
(a) He ends up tripping over a dog and breaking his ankle.
(b) He ends up tripping over a stone and falling in a pond.
(c) He ends up hailing a cab and leaving alone.
(d) He ends up fleeing, naked, through the gardens at Versailles.

10. In Chapter 9, what does Percy tell Henry about the reason he did not tell him he was ill?
(a) Because he did not want Henry to tell anyone else and he could not trust Henry.
(b) Because he did not want to face Henry's ridicule.
(c) Because he did not want Henry to think he could not play the violin any longer.
(d) Because he has to go to an asylum at the end of the year.

11. What do Percy and Henry do together in Chapter 4 without Lockwood's knowledge?
(a) Go gambling.
(b) Have sex.
(c) Sneak out to go drinking.
(d) Steal Lockwood's money.

12. In Chapter 8, why is Felicity upset about having to go to school?
(a) She would rather be a professional singer.
(b) It is finishing school, but she wants a real education.
(c) She does not want to study law, and her parents have insisted on sending her to law school.
(d) She does not like to read.

13. In Chapter 11, what lie does Pascal tell the Duke of Bourbon and his men to get them off the boat faster?
(a) That the passengers are Negroes.
(b) That the boat has an explosive on it.
(c) That they have all just eaten too much and are feeling as if they will vomit.
(d) That the passengers are poxed.

14. Who does Henry's father arrange to accompany him, Percy and Felicity to an important social event in Chapter 5?
(a) The Earl of Wexford.
(b) The Duke of Bourbon.
(c) Lord Ambassador Worthington.
(d) The Duke of Wales.

15. In Chapter 12, who has left Henry a note at the bank?
(a) The Duke of Bourbon.
(b) Mateu Robles.
(c) Pascal.
(d) Lockwood.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, who stops Henry's coach on the road?

2. In Chapter 5, what does Henry steal?

3. In Chapter 1, who is Henry in love with?

4. In Chapter 11, how do Henry, Felicity and Percy evade capture by the Duke of Bourbon and his men?

5. In Chapter 7, what does Henry tell Felicity about the bruises he came home from school with?

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