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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what kind of a city is Barcelona?
(a) An industrial city.
(b) A port city.
(c) A musical city.
(d) A walled city.

2. In Chapter 23, what does the captain of the pirate ship say he is going to send to Henry's father?
(a) A lock of Henry's hair.
(b) A letter from Henry.
(c) One of Henry's fingers.
(d) One of Henry's toes.

3. In Chapter 24, what surprises Henry about the pirate captain's reaction to his plan regarding the Royal Navy?
(a) The pirate captain thanks Percy instead of Henry.
(b) The pirate captain does not thank Henry.
(c) The pirate captain thanks Felicity instead of Henry.
(d) The pirate captain thanks Henry profusely.

4. In Chapter 20, what is the cipher Mateu Robles told Henry?
(a) HELENA.
(b) IMMORTAL.
(c) PANACEA.
(d) AGCDAF.

5. Why does Percy tell Henry he would have trouble getting a job?
(a) Because of his learning disability.
(b) Because of his skin color.
(c) Because of his lack of connections among the upper classes.
(d) Because of his lack of education.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18, which composer does Percy say the music they hear at the opera is by?

2. In Chapter 22, who is injured by the commotion on the ship?

3. In Chapter 23, what is the name of the greenhorn on the pirate ship?

4. In Chapter 17, why does Henry shudder at the thought of the panacea as Felicity describes it?

5. In Chapter 19, what is the name of Mateu Robles's song about death that he composed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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 19, why does Henry fake a theft?

4. In Chapter 19, what does Mateu Robles tell Henry about the form his panacea takes?

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

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

7. In Chapter 19, why does the thief-taker's striking of Henry's face cause Henry such shame and fright?

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

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

10. In Chapter 23, what does Henry convince Scipio to let him do as the French naval ship approaches?

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