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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does Felicity say when Henry shows her what he stole from Versailles?
(a) It is no ordinary trinket box - it is more like a puzzle box.
(b) It is worthless.
(c) It is made only to store precious gems.
(d) It is one-of-a-kind, made by Stradivarius.

2. How does Henry refer to his upcoming trip to Europe as in Chapter 1?
(a) A Study Abroad.
(b) A Gap Year.
(c) A Sabbatical.
(d) A Grand Tour.

3. In Chapter 10, what does Felicity tell Henry about when Percy first told her about his illness?
(a) It was five years ago.
(b) It was ten years ago.
(c) It was six months ago.
(d) It was only the hour before.

4. In Chapter 6, who stops Henry's coach on the road?
(a) Highwaymen.
(b) Scipio.
(c) The police.
(d) Pascal.

5. In Chapter 10, what welcome breakfast do Henry and Felicity eat on the boat?
(a) Fresh croissants.
(b) Fish and chips.
(c) Bacon and eggs.
(d) Rice and beans.

6. In Chapter 6, why is Henry so panicked by the people who stop their coach on the road?
(a) He sees they are determined to take Percy with them.
(b) He sees they have machetes.
(c) He cannot understand what they are asking for.
(d) He sees they will probably kill Lockwood first.

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

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

9. What do Eva and Ernesta say Henry must do with the puzzle box?
(a) Return it to its original and rightful owner.
(b) Sell it to them.
(c) Destroy it.
(d) Use it for himself, but only for good purposes.

10. In Chapter 7, what does Henry tell Felicity about the bruises he came home from school with?
(a) They were from his cat.
(b) They were from other boys in his class.
(c) They were from his mother.
(d) They were really from his father.

11. In Chapter 1, who does Henry wake up in bed with?
(a) Percy.
(b) Helena Robles.
(c) Richard Rees.
(d) Jeanne DuMonde.

12. In Chapter 9, what is one question Henry would like to ask Percy but does not ask?
(a) Whether Percy still loves him.
(b) Whether Percy is going to go home with him.
(c) Whether Percy is going to be able to work.
(d) Whether Percy is going to die.

13. In Chapter 12, how does Henry manage to get the bank person to give him some money from his father's account?
(a) He uses a drug that makes people do what he wants them to do.
(b) He holds the bank person up at knife point.
(c) He flirts with the bank teller and charms him.
(d) He uses a cloak of invisibility.

14. 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 has to go to an asylum at the end of the year.
(c) Because he did not want Henry to think he could not play the violin any longer.
(d) Because he did not want to face Henry's ridicule.

15. What does Henry's and Percy's conversation in Henry's garden in Chapter 7 include a discussion of?
(a) Henry's contemplating running away from home.
(b) Henry's contemplating suicide.
(c) Henry's contemplating getting married.
(d) Henry's contemplating admitting himself to an asylum.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what precious object has Percy managed to save from the highwaymen?

2. In Chapter 12, who has left Henry a note at the bank?

3. In Chapter 10, what is one reason Henry is so upset that Percy did not tell him he was ill?

4. What do some of Henry's friends call him as a nickname?

5. Where do Ernesta and Eva tell Henry and the others that the rightful owner of the box lives?

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