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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 19, what does Mateu Robles tell Henry about the panacea that makes him squeamish?
(a) The heart that it is contained in must be consumed for the panacea to work.
(b) The person who uses it must first cut all his hair off.
(c) The person who uses it must first kill at least two other people.
(d) The person who uses it must first open a vein and drain some blood from himself or herself.

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

3. In Chapter 19, what does the thief-taker call Henry?
(a) Faggot.
(b) Rogue.
(c) Pervert.
(d) Rapscallion.

4. In Chapter 19, what does Henry tell Mateu Robles about Venice that surprises him?
(a) The island his wife is entombed upon is sinking.
(b) There is a terrible flu pandemic taking over.
(c) The Carnavale celebration is canceled this year.
(d) There is a plague of rats in the city so it has been sealed off from the outside.

5. What do Helena and her brother tell Felicity when she asks what is in the Baseggio box?
(a) A priceless piece of jewelry.
(b) They do not know.
(c) A special chemical compound.
(d) A key.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 24, who does Henry impersonate?

3. In Chapter 20, where does Henry hastily hide the Lazarus Key when he is in the Robles's study?

4. In Chapter 23, what kind of boat is after the pirate ship Percy, Henry and Felicity are held hostage on?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 19, why does the thief-taker's striking of Henry's face cause Henry such shame and fright?

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

10. In Chapter 19, why does Mateu Robles tell Henry he does not think any man should possess the panacea?

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