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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 say he wishes for Felicity?
(a) He could be a better example for her, or at least someone she is not embarrassed of.
(b) He could make sure she marries well.
(c) He could find a way for her and Dante to be together.
(d) He could find a way to get her into medical school.

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

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

4. In Chapter 16, what instrument is Mateu Robles's music meant to be performed upon?
(a) A flute.
(b) A harp.
(c) A piano.
(d) A crystallophone.

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

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

7. In Chapter 22, what kind of goods are being transported on the ship Henry is on?
(a) Dutch East India goods.
(b) Fine china.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Illegal liquor.

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

9. In Chapter 20, what is the cipher Mateu Robles told Henry?
(a) AGCDAF.
(b) IMMORTAL.
(c) HELENA.
(d) PANACEA.

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

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

12. In Chapter 16, what event does Helena invite Percy, Henry, and Felicity to?
(a) An opera.
(b) A funeral.
(c) A play.
(d) A lecture.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18, whose jacket does Henry borrow for the opera?

2. In Chapter 17, why does Felicity say she needs to go to a local bookstore?

3. In Chapter 23, what does the captain of the pirate ship say he is going to send to Henry's father?

4. Who is Helena Robles's brother?

5. In Chapter 19, what does the thief-taker do that greatly shakes Henry's composure?

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