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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. In Chapter 17, why does Felicity say she needs to go to a local bookstore?
(a) To look for a book on magical spells.
(b) To look for a book on Catalan history.
(c) To buy Mateu Robles's book.
(d) To look for a Spanish language dictionary.

4. 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.

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

6. 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 bones.
(c) He does not like thinking about needles.
(d) He does not like thinking about all that blood.

7. In Chapter 24, who does Henry impersonate?
(a) James Boswell.
(b) David Forest.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Malcolm Ridwell.

8. 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 thinks Felicity will be able to sew new clothes for the men.
(c) He thinks Henry will be able to translate for them.
(d) He finds out Henry is an earl's son and thinks he might be able to ransom Henry.

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

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

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

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

13. In Chapter 18, what does Helena say of the opera when she arrives home?
(a) She is angry that everyone else missed the opera.
(b) It was the best opera she ever saw.
(c) Operas tire her.
(d) It was the worst opera she ever saw.

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

15. In Chapter 18, what happens to Percy at the opera?
(a) He feels ill and is afraid he might have a seizure.
(b) He falls off the balcony.
(c) He loses all his money gambling.
(d) He gets very drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what does Felicity say women do not have the luxury of being squeamish about?

2. In Chapter 18, what does Dante say had to happen for the creation of the Lazarus Key?

3. In Chapter 19, what does Henry tell Mateu Robles he thinks Robles's freedom is contingent upon?

4. What does Helena Robles tell Henry, Percy, and Felicity has happened to her father, Mateu?

5. In Chapter 15, what does Henry find to drink at the Robles's house before going to bed?

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