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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what does Percy do in the bookshop that makes Henry feel aroused?
(a) Rubs his foot against Henry's leg.
(b) Kisses Henry.
(c) Takes his shirt off.
(d) Drinks from a glass of water.

2. In Chapter 21, what is one thing Percy, Felicity and Henry drink on the ship?
(a) Vinegar.
(b) Malt whisky.
(c) Dark wine straight from a barrel.
(d) Sea water.

3. In Chapter 17, why does Henry shudder at the thought of the panacea as Felicity describes it?
(a) He does not like thinking about leeches.
(b) He does not like thinking about needles.
(c) He does not like thinking about all that blood.
(d) He does not like thinking about bones.

4. In Chapter 17, what does Helena insist on accompanying Percy, Henry, and Felicity to do?
(a) Buy food.
(b) See the city of Barcelona.
(c) Go to the bank.
(d) Write a letter to the Duke of Bourbon.

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

6. In Chapter 20, what does Helena do to Henry when she finds him in the study and sees the key is gone from the Baseggio box?
(a) Stabs him with a needle of some drug.
(b) Cuts off his finger.
(c) Knocks him out with a statue.
(d) Stabs him with a knife.

7. In Chapter 19, what does Mateu Robles tell Henry about the panacea that makes him squeamish?
(a) The heart that it is contained in must be consumed for the panacea to work.
(b) The person who uses it must first open a vein and drain some blood from himself or herself.
(c) The person who uses it must first cut all his hair off.
(d) The person who uses it must first kill at least two other people.

8. In Chapter 20, what does the Lazarus key in the Baseggio box look like?
(a) It is very small and looks to be carved out of bone.
(b) It is heavy and metal.
(c) It is glittery and gold, and small.
(d) It is some kind of flexible plastic, and medium-sized.

9. In Chapter 16, what instrument is Mateu Robles's music meant to be performed upon?
(a) A crystallophone.
(b) A flute.
(c) A harp.
(d) A piano.

10. In Chapter 18, whose jacket does Henry borrow for the opera?
(a) His father's.
(b) Dante's.
(c) Mateu Robles's.
(d) Percy's.

11. In Chapter 19, what does the thief-taker call Henry?
(a) Rogue.
(b) Pervert.
(c) Faggot.
(d) Rapscallion.

12. What does Henry often smoke?
(a) Cigars.
(b) Regular cigarettes.
(c) Clove cigarettes.
(d) A pipe.

13. In Chapter 21, how do Felicity, Percy, and Henry manage to get passage on the boat?
(a) They stow away in the cargo hold.
(b) They steal papers from someone else to get on.
(c) They dress as sailors.
(d) They bribe the boatswain.

14. In Chapter 17, who does Henry discover were Lazarus's two sisters?
(a) Mary and Ruth.
(b) Mary and Martha.
(c) Mary and Melissa.
(d) Mary and Magdalene.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 19, what is the name of Mateu Robles's song about death that he composed?

2. What offer does Helena Robles make to Felicity, Percy and Henry in Chapter 14?

3. What does Henry say is the sweetest thing Percy has ever said to him in Chapter 13?

4. In Chapter 18, what does Henry make for Percy back at the Robles's house?

5. In Chapter 19, what does Henry steal?

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