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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 16, what event does Helena invite Percy, Henry, and Felicity to?

2. What does Henry often smoke?

3. In Chapter 22, why does the captain of the pirates take Henry, Felicity, and Percy onto his ship?

4. In Chapter 16, what does Helena heat on the fire for all of them for breakfast?

5. In Chapter 17, why does Felicity say she needs to go to a local bookstore?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. At the end of Chapter 17, what does Felicity tell both Percy and Henry that makes them both embarrassed and squeamish?

3. In Chapter 13, what does Helena Robles tell Henry, Percy and Felicity that devastates Henry?

4. In Chapter 19, where does Mateu Robles get the cipher for the Bassegio Box?

5. In Chapter 13, what is interesting and different about the Robles's study?

6. In Chapter 24, how does Henry convince the French naval men to leave Scipio's ship alone?

7. 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?

8. In Chapter 15, what does Felicity ask Henry about that makes Henry uncomfortable?

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Henry choose to disregard Lockwood's note about meeting up again that the bank teller gives him in Chapter 12? What do you think this action reveals about Henry's determination to get he, Percy, and Felicity to Barcelona to meet the Robles? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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