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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 17, what does Felicity say women do not have the luxury of being squeamish about?
(a) Needles.
(b) Pain.
(c) Blood.
(d) Poop.

3. In Chapter 18, what does Dante say had to happen for the creation of the Lazarus Key?
(a) His mother had to give her life.
(b) His father had to spend all his money.
(c) His mother had to cut off her fingers.
(d) His father had to sell his soul to the devil.

4. In Chapter 19, how can Henry tell when he finds Mateu Robles in jail?
(a) Robles has a shaved head.
(b) Robles is missing an eye.
(c) Robles is missing an ear.
(d) Robles is missing two fingers.

5. In Chapter 23, what does the captain of the pirate ship say he is going to send to Henry's father?
(a) A lock of Henry's hair.
(b) One of Henry's toes.
(c) A letter from Henry.
(d) One of Henry's fingers.

6. In Chapter 22, who is injured by the commotion on the ship?
(a) Henry.
(b) Percy.
(c) Pascal.
(d) Felicity.

7. 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) Knocks him out with a statue.
(b) Cuts off his finger.
(c) Stabs him with a needle of some drug.
(d) Stabs him with a knife.

8. Why does Percy tell Henry he would have trouble getting a job?
(a) Because of his skin color.
(b) Because of his learning disability.
(c) Because of his lack of education.
(d) Because of his lack of connections among the upper classes.

9. In Chapter 17, what island does Percy say the names of Lazarus's sisters remind him of?
(a) Sante Maria e Magdalene.
(b) Sante Maria e Melissa.
(c) Sante Maria e Marta.
(d) Sante Maria e Ruth.

10. In Chapter 19, what does Mateu Robles tell Henry he used to do with Helena at night as a child to comfort her?
(a) Tie a string from his finger to hers so she would know he was there.
(b) Read to hear.
(c) Sing to her.
(d) Cover her with an extra blanket.

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

12. In Chapter 23, what is the name of the greenhorn on the pirate ship?
(a) Georgie.
(b) Wong.
(c) Nathaniel.
(d) Bobby.

13. In Chapter 18, what does Henry learn from the man at the gambling table at the opera?
(a) Mateu Robles is not dead.
(b) Mateu Robles has fled to Venice.
(c) Helena is not really Mateu Robles's daughter.
(d) Dante is about to be arrested.

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

15. In Chapter 14, what does Dante say his father was obsessed with before his death?
(a) Music.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Death and burial practices.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 23, what kind of boat is after the pirate ship Percy, Henry and Felicity are held hostage on?

2. In Chapter 21, why does the boatswain change his mind about letting Percy, Felicity and Henry on the boat?

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

4. In Chapter 17, what does Percy do in the bookshop that makes Henry feel aroused?

5. In Chapter 17, what does Helena insist on accompanying Percy, Henry, and Felicity to do?

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