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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 8, where do Percy, Felicity, and Henry go to spend the night?
2. Where do Ernesta and Eva tell Henry and the others that the rightful owner of the box lives?
3. What instrument does Percy inherit from his father?
4. Where is Henry's first stop on his trip to Europe?
5. Who does Henry remember kissing behind the dorms at school on Saint Mark's Eve?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 9, what does Percy tell Henry about himself and his health for the first time?
2. In Chapter 10, what do Ernesta and Eva tell Henry, Percy, and Felicity about what Mateu Robles has been working on?
3. In Chapter 7, what surprises Felicity about Henry's reason for not hitting back at one of the highwaymen?
4. In Chapter Four, what seems to make Percy withdraw from his kiss with Henry?
5. In Chapter Four, how does Henry feel about the first month of their Grand Tour?
6. In Chapter Two, what are Henry's father's main conditions for his Grand Tour?
7. In Chapter Five, how does the Duke of Bourbon treat Henry when they first meet?
8. In Chapter Two, what does Henry's father tell him will cause him to cut Henry out of the family immediately?
9. In Chapter Five, how does high society's racism towards Percy at the party become apparent?
10. Why has Percy lived with his aunt and uncle all his life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Henry seem to feel towards his mother - particularly regarding her decision to turn a blind eye to his father's physical abuse of him? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Taking into account Lee's extensive Author's Note explaining the societal norms and values of Henry's day in the eighteenth century, how likely do you think it is that he and Percy would have been able to live either discreetly or openly as same-sex lovers? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 3
What do you think Henry's initial reaction to the news about Percy's illness, epilepsy, reveals about Henry's character? Write an essay explaining your answer.
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