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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. What do Percy and Henry do together in Chapter 4 without Lockwood's knowledge?

2. In Chapter 11, why does Henry desperately want to return the puzzle box to its rightful owner?

3. In Chapter 8, where do Percy, Felicity, and Henry go to spend the night?

4. In Chapter 6, why is Henry so panicked by the people who stop their coach on the road?

5. In Chapter 5, what does Henry drink at the party at Versailles?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Five, why does Henry choose to steal the puzzle box from the Duke of Bourbon's apartments?

2. In Chapter 12, how does Henry get some money out of his father's bank for him, Percy and Felicity to use to get to Barcelona?

3. In Chapter Five, how does Worthington react to Henry's and the Duke of Bourbon's exchange?

4. In Chapter Two, what does Henry's father tell him will cause him to cut Henry out of the family immediately?

5. In Chapter 8, who does Henry ask for help with Percy (besides Felicity) and why?

6. In Chapter 7, what surprises Felicity about Henry's reason for not hitting back at one of the highwaymen?

7. In Chapter 10, what do Ernesta and Eva tell Henry, Percy, and Felicity about what Mateu Robles has been working on?

8. In Chapter Five, how does high society's racism towards Percy at the party become apparent?

9. In Chapter 9, what does Percy tell Henry about where he is really going at the end of their Grand Tour?

10. In Chapter 7, when is the first occasion when Henry realizes that Percy is handsome to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of Mateu Robles's cipher key for the Baseggio Box? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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

Write an essay exploring the impact of Henry's father's physical abuse towards Henry on Henry's behaviors and feelings throughout the novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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