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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 17, what does the book clerk help Henry recognize about the Lazarus Key?
2. What offer does Helena Robles make to Felicity, Percy and Henry in Chapter 14?
3. In Chapter 23, what does the captain of the pirate ship say he is going to send to Henry's father?
4. In Chapter 21, what happens when Henry and Percy are about to kiss?
5. In Chapter 19, what does Henry steal?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 19, what does Henry force himself to think about to give himself courage when he is starting to fall apart?
2. In Chapter 19, what does Henry say to the thief-taker that prompts the thief-taker to strike him?
3. In Chapter 19, why does Henry fake a theft?
4. In Chapter 19, where does Mateu Robles get the cipher for the Bassegio Box?
5. In Chapter 16, what does Helena Robles tell Percy and Henry her father and Percy have in common?
6. In Chapter 19, why does Mateu Robles tell Henry he does not think any man should possess the panacea?
7. In Chapter 21, why does the boatswain refuse to let Felicity, Percy, and Henry on the boat to Italy once he sees them all together?
8. In Chapter 24, how does Henry convince the French naval men to leave Scipio's ship alone?
9. In Chapter 13, what is Henry's impression of Dante Robles?
10. In Chapter 13, what does Dante Robles tell Henry his father was obsessed with before his death?
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 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 3
How does Henry seem to feel towards his mother - particularly regarding her decision to turn a blind eye to his father's physical abuse of him? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.
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