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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 23, what is the name of the greenhorn on the pirate ship?

2. In Chapter 19, what is the first question Dante asks Henry when he gets out of jail?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 13, what is interesting and different about the Robles's study?

4. 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?

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

6. In Chapter 19, what does Henry say to the thief-taker that prompts the thief-taker to strike him?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Henry seem to view as his greatest asset or assets, and how does his view of these change over the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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