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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 Henry find to drink at the Robles's house before going to bed?
(a) Cognac.
(b) Whisky.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Gin.

2. In Chapter 18, what does Henry overhear Helena telling Dante they need to do with Percy, Henry, and Felicity?
(a) Play their father's music.
(b) Convince them to hand over the Lazarus key.
(c) Keep them all staying there a while longer.
(d) Drug them.

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

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

5. 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) Cover her with an extra blanket.
(c) Read to hear.
(d) Sing to her.

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 19, what does Percy tell Henry before Henry goes to enact his plan to get arrested?
(a) I can contact Lockwood if you need him.
(b) Be careful.
(c) I love you.
(d) Call your father if you need bail money.

10. What do Percy, Henry and Felicity hire from someone in Marseille in order to get to Spain?
(a) A carriage.
(b) Donkeys.
(c) A car.
(d) Horses.

11. In Chapter 16, Henry is shocked to find a letter to Helena from which of the following in Helena's study?
(a) Percy.
(b) Pascal.
(c) Henry's father.
(d) The Duke of Bourbon.

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

13. In Chapter 21, why does the boatswain change his mind about letting Percy, Felicity and Henry on the boat?
(a) He sees Henry and says homosexuals are not allowed on the boat.
(b) He does not want to let upper-class people on the boat.
(c) He sees Percy and says free Negroes are not allowed on the boat.
(d) He sees Felicity and says women are not allowed on the boat.

14. In Chapter 19, what is Henry's plan to get himself into the jail?
(a) He is going to pretend to be publicly drunk.
(b) He is going to hit someone in the street.
(c) He is going to steal from a street vendor and get caught.
(d) He is going to engage in sodomy.

15. Who is Helena Robles's brother?
(a) Dante.
(b) Pascal.
(c) Percy.
(d) Virgil.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what does the book shop clerk tell Henry to look for books about?

2. In Chapter 18, why does Mateu Robles refuse to tell Helena and Dante the cipher for the Baseggio box?

3. In Chapter 16, what instrument is Mateu Robles's music meant to be performed upon?

4. In Chapter 17, what island does Percy say the names of Lazarus's sisters remind him of?

5. In Chapter 17, why does Henry shudder at the thought of the panacea as Felicity describes it?

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