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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 give the Lazarus key to the Duke of Bourbon in order to free him from jail.
(b) He is afraid he will die himself if it ever gets out.
(c) He is afraid Helena will use it to cure herself.
(d) He is afraid Helena and Dante will sell it.

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 19, what is Henry's plan to get himself into the jail?
(a) He is going to pretend to be publicly drunk.
(b) He is going to hit someone in the street.
(c) He is going to engage in sodomy.
(d) He is going to steal from a street vendor and get caught.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 21, how do Felicity, Percy, and Henry manage to get passage on the boat?

2. In Chapter 16, Henry is shocked to find a letter to Helena from which of the following in Helena's study?

3. What do Percy, Henry and Felicity hire from someone in Marseille in order to get to Spain?

4. In Chapter 19, what does Henry steal?

5. In Chapter 16, what does Helena heat on the fire for all of them for breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what does Helena Robles tell Percy and Henry her father and Percy have in common?

2. In Chapter 22, what grave error does Henry make in talking to the pirate leader on the deck of the boat?

3. In Chapter 14, what language does Helena Robles speak to Henry when he first rings her doorbell and why is he put off when she says she does not speak English?

4. In Chapter 13, what does Dante Robles tell Henry his father was obsessed with before his death?

5. In Chapter 19, what does Henry force himself to think about to give himself courage when he is starting to fall apart?

6. In Chapter 13, what is Henry's impression of Dante Robles?

7. In Chapter 20, why does Helena stab Henry when she finds him in the study?

8. In Chapter 15, why does Felicity tell Henry she is sorry for him?

9. In Chapter 17, why do Percy, Henry and Felicity all go to a local bookstore in Barcelona?

10. In Chapter 19, why does Henry fake a theft?

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