The Trumpeter of Krakow Test | Final Test - Hard

Eric P. Kelly
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 163 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Trumpeter of Krakow Test | Final Test - Hard

Eric P. Kelly
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 163 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 is the best description of the music heard in the Church of Our Lady Mary?

2. To where does the guard escort the person Joseph is amazed to see?

3. What is the name of Peter of the Button Face's assistant when they attack the church?

4. What building has defied fire, siege, and war for eight centuries?

5. Which statement best describes what happens to Joseph at the end of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Elzbietka hears the Heynal played in its entirety as described in Chapter 12, where is she and what does she do?

2. What is the threat Peter of the Button Face gives to Joseph before Michael the Snake takes Joseph from the tower in Chapter 11?

3. What sounds does the Epilogue say one hears coming from the church?

4. What does Peter of the Button Face do to break into the tower in Chapter 11?

5. Describe how the people of Krakow put out fires in general and in Chapter 14.

6. In Chapter 10, what happens on the rickety stairway that leads to the Charnetski family apartment?

7. Describe how the Epilogue explains the Heynal is played.

8. What is Kreutz's explanation to Tring for how he obtained the crystal?

9. Describe the chief glory of the city of Krakow as it is explained in the Epilogue.

10. What does Peter of the Button Face say to the king regarding why he is in Krakow in Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the author presents the social class structure in Krakow in 1461. Does the author's description of these social classes sound like it was an effective way of conducting society? Does his description make it sound like an individual could easily change social classes? Give examples to support your conclusion.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the conflict between superstition and science in the novel. Do you think this was an important issue to the author? What is he trying to portray by returning to this conflict? Does the conflict seem relevant to the main theme of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Did you like the author's use of science as he describes how Kreutz frightens Peter of the Button Face with the explosions? Why or why not? Was this combination of attacking with science believable? Was it consistent with the belief in magic at the time? Or do you think this scene was used by the author to prove that science triumphs over superstition and sorcery? Why or why not?

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