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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 does the stranger offer to Stas for agreeing to spy on Joseph's family?
(a) He offers him food.
(b) He offers him a job.
(c) He offers him gold.
(d) He offers him a house.

2. When Joseph arrives at his family's destination, what does he see?
(a) Spanish-American architecture.
(b) Flat farmland, barns, and stables.
(c) Bright, sunlit palaces, churches, towers, battlement walks, and Gothic buildings.
(d) Buildings adorned by the rich sculpture marked by the Italian Renaissance.

3. What is the name provided as the stranger approaches the individual wagon in the caravan?
(a) Irene Witkowski.
(b) Stefan Ostrovski.
(c) Jan Kanty.
(d) Andrew Charnetski.

4. What preparations does Kreutz make in his apartment after he hears the instructions given to Stas?
(a) He mixes chemicals together to make a glowing effect on his clothing.
(b) He asks Tring to put him in a trance to obtain wisdom.
(c) He mixes chemicals together to put a spell on Joseph and his family.
(d) He asks Tring to put him in a trance as he prepares to meet the king.

5. Once Tring sees what Kreutz puts in the middle of the room, what does he understand?
(a) He understands why Kreutz is so worried about his niece.
(b) He understands why the Tartars hate the Polish people so much.
(c) He understands why Kreutz is in frequent trances.
(d) He understands why Stas disappeared.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about one of the wagons in the caravan?

2. What does Kreutz say he has done to obtain the item he places in the middle of the room?

3. What is the scene Joseph sees when he first goes to explore the marketplace?

4. Why is Tring angry with the information from Kreutz about his mental state?

5. After his heroic act, to whom does Joseph confide in about his family's situation?

(see the answer key)

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