View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Cyprjan when he stops using the name Gorka?

2. What is the season at the beginning of the book?

3. Who runs to the village announcing the arrival of the Mongols in 1241?

4. Who does Hedwig marry?

5. Who was ordered to object at the reforms and the meeting of the Polish parliament?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Polish reaction to the 1772 partition of Poland? Who has control of Bukowo?

2. After the meeting in Chapter 1, who does Bukowski meet and what deal is arranged?

3. What complaint do the farmers make at the beginning of the book?

4. How many people does Krzysztof save from the invading Mongolians and how does he do it?

5. What color cord does Mustafa wear around his neck and what is its significance?

6. Who defeats the Swedes in Poland and how do they do it?

7. When and where does the book open, and what special event begins the story?

8. Where are Baron Lasharz Lubonski's properties when Poland is partitioned in 1772? Where are castles Bukowo and Gorka located at this time?

9. Who is Tytus Bukowski and what is his accomplishment?

10. Who is Hedwig? What is her Polish name? Who and when does she marry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define rising action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the rising action in the novel. How does the author present it? How does the rising action flow? How does the rising action add to the suspense of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Define and discuss the protagonist in "Poland". Is the protagonist one person, a particular family, or several people in this novel? Explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

What is the difference between conflict and crisis in a novel? How are they similar? Also relate the differences and similarities specifically to this novel, "Poland".

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 635 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample