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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 22, who is the captain of the group of men who took over the boat that Henry, Percy, Felicity are on?
(a) Lawlor.
(b) Pascal.
(c) Scipio.
(d) Bassegio.

2. In Chapter 14, what kind of a city is Barcelona?
(a) A musical city.
(b) A walled city.
(c) An industrial city.
(d) A port city.

3. In Chapter 15, what does Henry find to drink at the Robles's house before going to bed?
(a) Gin.
(b) Cognac.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Whisky.

4. In Chapter 20, what does Felicity think Helena has given to Henry through the needle?
(a) Gin.
(b) Saline.
(c) Cyanide.
(d) Atropa belladonna.

5. In Chapter 19, what does Henry's experience with the thief-taker remind him of?
(a) His governess.
(b) His friend beating him.
(c) His father beating him.
(d) His mother beating him.

6. In Chapter 20, how do Percy, Felicity, and Henry get away from the Robles's house?
(a) Felicity shoves Helena into the fire.
(b) Felicity stabs Helena in the leg.
(c) Percy clubs Helena, knocking her out temporarily.
(d) Percy blinds Helena with hot water.

7. In Chapter 17, what does the book shop clerk tell Henry to look for books about?
(a) Greek history.
(b) Roman history.
(c) Florentine history.
(d) Venetian history.

8. In Chapter 19, what does Henry tell Mateu Robles about Venice that surprises him?
(a) The Carnavale celebration is canceled this year.
(b) The island his wife is entombed upon is sinking.
(c) There is a terrible flu pandemic taking over.
(d) There is a plague of rats in the city so it has been sealed off from the outside.

9. In Chapter 22, why does the captain of the pirates take Henry, Felicity, and Percy onto his ship?
(a) He thinks Percy can play music for them.
(b) He finds out Henry is an earl's son and thinks he might be able to ransom Henry.
(c) He thinks Henry will be able to translate for them.
(d) He thinks Felicity will be able to sew new clothes for the men.

10. In Chapter 18, which composer does Percy say the music they hear at the opera is by?
(a) Vivaldi.
(b) Handel.
(c) Wagner.
(d) Mozart.

11. In Chapter 17, what does the book clerk help Henry recognize about the Lazarus Key?
(a) It is a biblical reference.
(b) It is a very valuable object.
(c) It is an enchanted object.
(d) It is an imaginary object.

12. In Chapter 18, who does Henry corner to pump for information at the gambling table?
(a) A prison warden.
(b) One of the musicians.
(c) Dante.
(d) The Duke of Bourbon.

13. In Chapter 15, what does Felicity suggest might make her and Henry's father go easier on Henry?
(a) If Henry would go to law school.
(b) If Henry would study medicine.
(c) If Henry would stop being attracted to boys.
(d) If Henry would apologize to the Duke of Bourbon.

14. In Chapter 19, what is the first question Dante asks Henry when he gets out of jail?
(a) Whether his father asked about him.
(b) How his father looked.
(c) Whether his father told Henry the cipher or not.
(d) Whether his father knew the island in Venice is sinking.

15. What offer does Helena Robles make to Felicity, Percy and Henry in Chapter 14?
(a) That Helena can pay a reward for the return of the box.
(b) That Felicity, Percy and Henry can stay at the Robles's house for a while.
(c) That Helena can teach Felicity, Percy and Henry how to make her father's panacea.
(d) That Helena can take Felicity, Percy and Henry on a tour of the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 24, what does Felicity do to tend to her own injuries?

2. In Chapter 21, how do Felicity, Percy, and Henry manage to get passage on the boat?

3. In Chapter 18, what does Helena say of the opera when she arrives home?

4. In Chapter 20, where does Henry hastily hide the Lazarus Key when he is in the Robles's study?

5. In Chapter 15, which of the following terms does Felicity use to mean male homosexuals?

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