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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 18, why is Henry so upset with Dante when he and Felicity come back from the opera?
3. Who is Helena Robles's brother?
4. In Chapter 17, why does Henry shudder at the thought of the panacea as Felicity describes it?
5. In Chapter 17, what does Felicity say women do not have the luxury of being squeamish about?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 13, what does Dante Robles tell Henry his father was obsessed with before his death?
2. In Chapter 16, what offer does Helena make that surprises Henry and Percy?
3. At the end of Chapter 17, what does Felicity tell both Percy and Henry that makes them both embarrassed and squeamish?
4. In Chapter 19, why does Henry fake a theft?
5. In Chapter 13, what is interesting and different about the Robles's study?
6. In Chapter 19, what does Henry force himself to think about to give himself courage when he is starting to fall apart?
7. In Chapter 16, what does Helena Robles tell Percy and Henry her father and Percy have in common?
8. In Chapter 19, where does Mateu Robles get the cipher for the Bassegio Box?
9. In Chapter 17, why do Percy, Henry and Felicity all go to a local bookstore in Barcelona?
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
In Chapter 18, Henry helps Percy and stays with him through a period of some length during which Percy falls ill at the opera and thinks he is about to suffer an epileptic episode. How does Percy's attitude and feelings towards Henry seem to change after this experience? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think, despite Henry's resentments towards his father, Henry chooses not to expose his father's past improprieties, which would almost certainly bring about his father's ruination? 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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