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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the stranger's real name?
(a) Stefan Ostrovski.
(b) Jan Kanty.
(c) Pan Andrew Tenczynsksi.
(d) Bogdan Brozny - Bogdan the Terrible.

2. What does Joseph tell Elzbietka that he will do if he is every attacked in the tower?
(a) Kill his attacker.
(b) Play the Heynal in its entirety without stopping at the broken note.
(c) Play the Heynal but stop at the broken note.
(d) Kill himself.

3. Whom is Joseph amazed to see in the custody of king's palace guard after the fire?
(a) Michael the Snake.
(b) The king himself.
(c) Peter of the Button Face.
(d) Stas.

4. In Chapter 5, when Joseph returns from his walk with the dog, what does he see?
(a) His father, a stranger, and the pumpkin.
(b) His father, his mother, and a stranger.
(c) His father, Kreutz, and Kanty.
(d) His father, a stranger, and a trumpet.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Joseph Charnetski see as he is riding in the back of the wagon while in the caravan?

3. While in the trance in Chapter 13, what does Kreutz do?

4. What preparations does Kreutz make in his apartment after he hears the instructions given to Stas?

5. Which best describes the Tartars?

(see the answer key)

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