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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 22, who is injured by the commotion on the ship?
2. In Chapter 20, what is the cipher Mateu Robles told Henry?
3. In Chapter 18, what does Henry learn from the man at the gambling table at the opera?
4. In Chapter 19, what is the first question Dante asks Henry when he gets out of jail?
5. In Chapter 19, what does Mateu Robles tell Henry he used to do with Helena at night as a child to comfort her?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 19, what does Mateu Robles tell Henry about the form his panacea takes?
2. In Chapter 19, why does the thief-taker's striking of Henry's face cause Henry such shame and fright?
3. In Chapter 13, what does Dante Robles tell Henry his father was obsessed with before his death?
4. At the end of Chapter 17, what does Felicity tell both Percy and Henry that makes them both embarrassed and squeamish?
5. In Chapter 15, what does Felicity ask Henry about that makes Henry uncomfortable?
6. In Chapter 16, what offer does Helena make that surprises Henry and Percy?
7. In Chapter 20, why does Helena stab Henry when she finds him in the study?
8. In Chapter 19, what does Henry say to the thief-taker that prompts the thief-taker to strike him?
9. In Chapter 19, what does Henry force himself to think about to give himself courage when he is starting to fall apart?
10. In Chapter 13, what is Henry's impression of Dante Robles?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
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.
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