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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 16, Henry is shocked to find a letter to Helena from which of the following in Helena's study?
(a) The Duke of Bourbon.
(b) Percy.
(c) Henry's father.
(d) Pascal.

2. In Chapter 23, what kind of boat is after the pirate ship Percy, Henry and Felicity are held hostage on?
(a) An Irish war ship.
(b) An English frigate ship.
(c) An American cargo ship.
(d) A French Royal Navy Ship.

3. In Chapter 19, what mistake does Mateu Robles tell Henry he made with his children?
(a) He tried to turn them against their mother because he thought he needed an ally.
(b) He was too devoted to his work and not focused enough on his family.
(c) He pushed them too hard in their studies.
(d) He was too easy on them all the time.

4. In Chapter 18, what does Dante say had to happen for the creation of the Lazarus Key?
(a) His father had to sell his soul to the devil.
(b) His mother had to give her life.
(c) His mother had to cut off her fingers.
(d) His father had to spend all his money.

5. In Chapter 17, why does Henry shudder at the thought of the panacea as Felicity describes it?
(a) He does not like thinking about all that blood.
(b) He does not like thinking about needles.
(c) He does not like thinking about leeches.
(d) He does not like thinking about bones.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what event does Helena invite Percy, Henry, and Felicity to?

2. In Chapter 17, what does Percy do in the bookshop that makes Henry feel aroused?

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

4. In Chapter 15, which of the following terms does Felicity use to mean male homosexuals?

5. In Chapter 20, what does the Lazarus key in the Baseggio box look like?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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, why does the thief-taker's striking of Henry's face cause Henry such shame and fright?

6. In Chapter 22, what grave error does Henry make in talking to the pirate leader on the deck of the boat?

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 13, what does Helena Robles tell Henry, Percy and Felicity that devastates Henry?

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

10. In Chapter 17, why do Percy, Henry and Felicity all go to a local bookstore in Barcelona?

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