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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 mistake does Mateu Robles tell Henry he made with his children?
(a) He pushed them too hard in their studies.
(b) He was too devoted to his work and not focused enough on his family.
(c) He was too easy on them all the time.
(d) He tried to turn them against their mother because he thought he needed an ally.

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

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

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

5. What offer does Helena Robles make to Felicity, Percy and Henry in Chapter 14?
(a) That Helena can teach Felicity, Percy and Henry how to make her father's panacea.
(b) That Felicity, Percy and Henry can stay at the Robles's house for a while.
(c) That Helena can pay a reward for the return of the box.
(d) That Helena can take Felicity, Percy and Henry on a tour of the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what does Helena say of the opera when she arrives home?

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

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

4. What does Henry often smoke?

5. In Chapter 20, what does Felicity think Helena has given to Henry through the needle?

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 24, how does Henry convince the French naval men to leave Scipio's ship alone?

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 13, what does Helena Robles tell Henry, Percy and Felicity that devastates Henry?

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

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

9. In Chapter 15, what does Felicity ask Henry about that makes Henry uncomfortable?

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

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