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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 20, how do Percy, Felicity, and Henry get away from the Robles's house?
2. In Chapter 19, what is the first question Dante asks Henry when he gets out of jail?
3. In Chapter 17, what does Felicity discover about the panacea?
4. In Chapter 22, who is the captain of the group of men who took over the boat that Henry, Percy, Felicity are on?
5. In Chapter 21, why does the boatswain change his mind about letting Percy, Felicity and Henry on the boat?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 13, what is Henry's impression of Dante Robles?
2. In Chapter 16, what does Helena Robles tell Percy and Henry her father and Percy have in common?
3. In Chapter 19, what does Henry say to the thief-taker that prompts the thief-taker to strike him?
4. In Chapter 16, what offer does Helena make that surprises Henry and Percy?
5. 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?
6. In Chapter 13, what does Helena Robles tell Henry, Percy and Felicity that devastates Henry?
7. In Chapter 24, how does Henry convince the French naval men to leave Scipio's ship alone?
8. In Chapter 13, what is interesting and different about the Robles's study?
9. In Chapter 19, where does Mateu Robles get the cipher for the Bassegio Box?
10. In Chapter 19, why does Mateu Robles tell Henry he does not think any man should possess the panacea?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why is Mateu Robles so worried about his panacea - and the mechanism for administering it - getting out into the world? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
How and when do both Henry and Percy begin to understand the true extent and depth of Felicity's intelligence, capabilities, and determination? How does Felicity help keep both Henry and Percy alive throughout the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your arguments.
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