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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 18, why does Mateu Robles refuse to tell Helena and Dante the cipher for the Baseggio box?
2. In Chapter 17, who does Henry discover were Lazarus's two sisters?
3. In Chapter 13, Henry says Percy might be the only person on earth who thinks what of him?
4. In Chapter 16, what instrument is Mateu Robles's music meant to be performed upon?
5. In Chapter 17, what does Felicity discover about the panacea?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 13, what is interesting and different about the Robles's study?
2. In Chapter 22, what grave error does Henry make in talking to the pirate leader on the deck of the boat?
3. In Chapter 16, what does Helena Robles tell Percy and Henry her father and Percy have in common?
4. In Chapter 13, what is Henry's impression of Dante Robles?
5. In Chapter 24, how does Henry convince the French naval men to leave Scipio's ship alone?
6. 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?
7. In Chapter 16, what offer does Helena make that surprises Henry and Percy?
8. 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?
9. In Chapter 17, why do Percy, Henry and Felicity all go to a local bookstore in Barcelona?
10. In Chapter 16, what information does Henry learn from snooping through letters in the Robles's study?
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
Why is Percy so attached to his violin, and what does the instrument symbolize to him? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your interpretations.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay exploring the impact of Henry's father's physical abuse towards Henry on Henry's behaviors and feelings throughout the novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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