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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what tempting thing does Tring tell Kreutz?
(a) He says he could be a part of the king's court.
(b) He says he could own the building in which he lives.
(c) He says he could be the trumpeter at the Church of Our Lady Mary.
(d) He says he could become the greatest alchemist in Poland.

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

3. When the Polish people hear the word "Tartar," they:
(a) Know they need to go pay some taxes.
(b) Feel their the blood in their veins is going to freeze.
(c) Want to eat fish.
(d) Feel like dancing.

4. Where does Joseph find his family a place to stay?
(a) In the same building as Elzbietka and Kreutz.
(b) In their cousin's house back in their old village.
(c) In the king's palace.
(d) In the same building as Ostrovski and Kanty.

5. How old is the trumpeter when Poland is attacked?
(a) Nineteen or twenty.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Thirty-nine or forty.
(d) Ten or eleven.

Short Answer Questions

1. After he reveals the secrets, what does Kreutz tell Tring he is ready to do?

2. What is the name provided as the stranger approaches the individual wagon in the caravan?

3. What is the best description of the explosions referenced in the Charnetskis' apartment?

4. What does Pan Andrew ask Joseph to do during the fire?

5. What is the stranger's real name?

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