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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 19, what does Mateu Robles tell Henry about the panacea that makes him squeamish?
(a) The person who uses it must first open a vein and drain some blood from himself or herself.
(b) The heart that it is contained in must be consumed for the panacea to work.
(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.

3. In Chapter 23, what kind of boat is after the pirate ship Percy, Henry and Felicity are held hostage on?
(a) An English frigate ship.
(b) A French Royal Navy Ship.
(c) An American cargo ship.
(d) An Irish war ship.

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

5. 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) Stabs him with a knife.
(c) Stabs him with a needle of some drug.
(d) Cuts off his finger.

6. In Chapter 19, what is the name of Mateu Robles's song about death that he composed?
(a) Ode to Rebirth.
(b) Dirge in D Minor.
(c) Vanitas Vanitatum.
(d) Fugue.

7. In Chapter 20, where does Henry hastily hide the Lazarus Key when he is in the Robles's study?
(a) His cheek.
(b) His hair.
(c) Percy's violin case.
(d) His own pocket.

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

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

10. In Chapter 14, what language do most of the people Henry comes across in Barcelona speak?
(a) English mixed with Spanish.
(b) English mixed with French.
(c) Spanish mixed with Basque.
(d) French mixed with Catalan.

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

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

13. 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 steal papers from someone else to get on.
(d) They stow away in the cargo hold.

14. In Chapter 19, what does Henry steal?
(a) Money.
(b) Pork.
(c) Pastries.
(d) Potatoes.

15. In Chapter 19, what does the thief-taker do that greatly shakes Henry's composure?
(a) Breaks Henry's wrist.
(b) Breaks Henry's leg.
(c) Shaves Henry's head.
(d) Hits Henry hard on the jaw.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 20, what does Felicity think Helena has given to Henry through the needle?

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

4. In Chapter 18, what does Henry learn from the man at the gambling table at the opera?

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

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