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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 are the Granickis?

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

3. What fascinating objects do the two young men sent by Lubonski discover during Easter?

4. After Kahn's death, who is sent to conquer Poland, Hungary and Russia?

5. What ends the reform movement started by the Seym?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the Teutonic Knights? Who is their leader when they relocate to northern Poland in 1226?

2. What is the dual purpose of Feliks' and Roman's tour of Poland?

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

4. What gift does Han give to his wife? How and why does she react?

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

6. Who asks Poland for help when the Ottoman Empire begins to expand and why?

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

8. What is Szymon Bukowski's role in the special event the beginning of the book?

9. Who sends Pawel and Janko on a spy mission and why?

10. What is the outcome of the Polish fighting the Turks in Vienna? What crops are introduced to Poland because of the war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Count Lubonski and Wiktor Bukowski as main characters of this novel. What is the definition of main character and how do these men fit it?

Essay Topic 2

Write a character description of Janko Buk. Is he a major character or minor one? Support your answer with specific evidence form the story and be sure to include definitions of major and minor character.

Essay Topic 3

Name and discuss three historical events or actual locations that exist in real-life and were mentioned in the book. What role does each event play in the book?

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