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

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

3. In Chapter 18, whose jacket does Henry borrow for the opera?
(a) Mateu Robles's.
(b) Percy's.
(c) His father's.
(d) Dante's.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 20, how do Percy, Felicity, and Henry get away from the Robles's house?

2. In Chapter 19, what mistake does Mateu Robles tell Henry he made with his children?

3. In Chapter 18, what does Dante say had to happen for the creation of the Lazarus Key?

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?

5. In Chapter 22, what kind of goods are being transported on the ship Henry is on?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what offer does Helena make that surprises Henry and Percy?

2. In Chapter 19, what does Mateu Robles tell Henry about the form his panacea takes?

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

4. In Chapter 19, where does Mateu Robles get the cipher for the Bassegio Box?

5. In Chapter 21, why does the boatswain refuse to let Felicity, Percy, and Henry on the boat to Italy once he sees them all together?

6. At the end of Chapter 17, what does Felicity tell both Percy and Henry that makes them both embarrassed and squeamish?

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

8. In Chapter 16, what information does Henry learn from snooping through letters in the Robles's study?

9. In Chapter 23, what does Henry convince Scipio to let him do as the French naval ship approaches?

10. 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?

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