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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henry say is the sweetest thing Percy has ever said to him in Chapter 13?
(a) Percy says he would knock Henry's father out if he ever saw him again.
(b) Percy says Henry is the smartest person he knows.
(c) Percy says Henry is the funniest person he has ever met.
(d) Percy says he wants Henry to come with him to law school.

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

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

4. 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) Stabs him with a knife.
(b) Cuts off his finger.
(c) Stabs him with a needle of some drug.
(d) Knocks him out with a statue.

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

6. In Chapter 17, what does Helena insist on accompanying Percy, Henry, and Felicity to do?
(a) Write a letter to the Duke of Bourbon.
(b) Buy food.
(c) Go to the bank.
(d) See the city of Barcelona.

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

8. In Chapter 18, what is happening to the island in Venice that houses the panacea?
(a) A war is being fought upon its land.
(b) Birds are completely taking over.
(c) It is being bulldozed for houses.
(d) It is sinking into the sea.

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

10. In Chapter 21, what happens when Henry and Percy are about to kiss?
(a) A cannon goes off.
(b) The boatswain finds them.
(c) Felicity interrupts them.
(d) Percy has a seizure.

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

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

13. In Chapter 19, what does Mateu Robles tell Henry he used to do with Helena at night as a child to comfort her?
(a) Cover her with an extra blanket.
(b) Read to hear.
(c) Sing to her.
(d) Tie a string from his finger to hers so she would know he was there.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what kind of a city is Barcelona?

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

3. In Chapter 19, what is the first question Dante asks Henry when he gets out of jail?

4. What do Helena and her brother tell Felicity when she asks what is in the Baseggio box?

5. In Chapter 24, who does Henry impersonate?

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