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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the men in the caravan carry weapons?
(a) Because they are on their way to protect Krakow.
(b) Because they are going hunting.
(c) Because they need to defend themselves against thieves.
(d) Because they are worried about the Tartars attacking them.

2. How does Pan Andrew Charnetski know the stranger is not Polish?
(a) By the stranger's clothing.
(b) By the stranger's food.
(c) By the stranger's accent.
(d) By the stranger's foreign features.

3. What does the stranger tell a group of people Pan Andrew did that makes them angry?
(a) He says that Pan Andrew was really a Tartar in a peasant's clothing.
(b) He says that Pan Andrew stole the king's jewels.
(c) He says Pan Andrew cut off his brother's head and turned it into a pumpkin.
(d) He says that Pan Andrew has escaped from prison.

4. Which best describes the Tartars' religious belief?
(a) They are Buddhists.
(b) They do not know God.
(c) They believe in God.
(d) They are Jewish.

5. What does Pan Andrew say to Joseph when Joseph asks what is lighting up the room?
(a) He tells Joseph that he will know in due time.
(b) He tells Joseph that it is a fire from an experiment.
(c) He tells Joseph that it is a large crystal.
(d) He tells Joseph that it is a lantern.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Pan Andrew tell time while he is working?

2. How old is the trumpeter when Poland is attacked?

3. What do the people do when they hear the Tartars' approach in 1241?

4. After his heroic act, to whom does Joseph confide in about his family's situation?

5. When Elzbietka asks Joseph why women are not allowed to study at the university, what is his answer?

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