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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 is Henry so upset with Dante when he and Felicity come back from the opera?

2. Why does Percy tell Henry he would have trouble getting a job?

3. What do Percy, Henry and Felicity hire from someone in Marseille in order to get to Spain?

4. What does Henry say is the sweetest thing Percy has ever said to him in Chapter 13?

5. In Chapter 19, what does the thief-taker call Henry?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 19, what does Henry force himself to think about to give himself courage when he is starting to fall apart?

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 19, where does Mateu Robles get the cipher for the Bassegio Box?

6. In Chapter 15, why does Felicity tell Henry she is sorry for him?

7. In Chapter 20, why does Helena stab Henry when she finds him in the study?

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 13, what is interesting and different about the Robles's study?

10. In Chapter 16, what does Helena Robles tell Percy and Henry her father and Percy have in common?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What combination of factors, feelings, and events finally makes Henry able to sever his ties with his father and his inheritance? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining how and when Henry seems to begin to realize he is more capable, braver, and more morally sound than he had ever realized himself? Cite specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Taking into account Lee's extensive Author's Note explaining the societal norms and values of Henry's day in the eighteenth century, how likely do you think it is that he and Percy would have been able to live either discreetly or openly as same-sex lovers? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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