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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 Felicity say women do not have the luxury of being squeamish about?
(a) Poop.
(b) Needles.
(c) Blood.
(d) Pain.

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

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

4. In Chapter 18, why is Henry so upset with Dante when he and Felicity come back from the opera?
(a) Dante has stolen Percy's violin.
(b) Dante has contacted Henry's father.
(c) Dante is kissing Felicity.
(d) Dante has stolen Henry's money.

5. 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 sees Felicity and says women are not allowed on the boat.
(c) He does not want to let upper-class people on the boat.
(d) He sees Percy and says free Negroes are not allowed on the boat.

6. In Chapter 18, what does Henry make for Percy back at the Robles's house?
(a) Tea.
(b) A bed.
(c) Dessert.
(d) Pasta.

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

8. In Chapter 20, how do Percy, Felicity, and Henry get away from the Robles's house?
(a) Felicity shoves Helena into the fire.
(b) Percy clubs Helena, knocking her out temporarily.
(c) Percy blinds Helena with hot water.
(d) Felicity stabs Helena in the leg.

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

10. In Chapter 24, what surprises Henry about the pirate captain's reaction to his plan regarding the Royal Navy?
(a) The pirate captain thanks Felicity instead of Henry.
(b) The pirate captain does not thank Henry.
(c) The pirate captain thanks Henry profusely.
(d) The pirate captain thanks Percy instead of Henry.

11. In Chapter 18, why does Mateu Robles refuse to tell Helena and Dante the cipher for the Baseggio box?
(a) He is afraid Helena will use it to cure herself.
(b) He is afraid he will die himself if it ever gets out.
(c) He is afraid Helena will give the Lazarus key to the Duke of Bourbon in order to free him from jail.
(d) He is afraid Helena and Dante will sell it.

12. In Chapter 16, what does Helena heat on the fire for all of them for breakfast?
(a) A container of sandwiches.
(b) A kettle of chocolate.
(c) A pot of soup.
(d) A griddle of toast.

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

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

15. In Chapter 24, what does Felicity do to tend to her own injuries?
(a) Sew her wound shut herself.
(b) Sterilize her wound with heat.
(c) Make a sanitizing solution out of vinegar and baking soda for her wound.
(d) Remove the slivers out of her wound with makeshift tweezers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 19, what does the thief-taker call Henry?

2. In Chapter 17, what does the book clerk help Henry recognize about the Lazarus Key?

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

4. In Chapter 18, what does Henry overhear Helena telling Dante they need to do with Percy, Henry, and Felicity?

5. In Chapter 19, what does Henry's experience with the thief-taker remind him of?

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