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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. Who is Helena Robles's brother?
2. In Chapter 14, what kind of a city is Barcelona?
3. In Chapter 18, what does Henry learn from the man at the gambling table at the opera?
4. In Chapter 18, what does Henry overhear Helena telling Dante they need to do with Percy, Henry, and Felicity?
5. In Chapter 18, why is Henry so upset with Dante when he and Felicity come back from the opera?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the end of Chapter 17, what does Felicity tell both Percy and Henry that makes them both embarrassed and squeamish?
2. In Chapter 16, what does Helena Robles tell Percy and Henry her father and Percy have in common?
3. In Chapter 17, why do Percy, Henry and Felicity all go to a local bookstore in Barcelona?
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 13, what does Dante Robles tell Henry his father was obsessed with before his death?
7. In Chapter 15, why does Felicity tell Henry she is sorry for him?
8. In Chapter 16, what offer does Helena make that surprises Henry and Percy?
9. In Chapter 19, where does Mateu Robles get the cipher for the Bassegio Box?
10. 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?
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
Write an essay explaining why you think Helena Robles ultimately turns against the Duke of Bourbon at the point in the novel when it matters the most.
Essay Topic 3
What do you think the sinking and ultimate destruction of the island of Marta e Maria in Italy, where Madame Robles's tomb and the panacea was located, symbolizes? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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