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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 - 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the Charnetski family settles into their new life, what is included in Joseph's nightly routine?
(a) He goes to sleep early because he has to go to school the next morning.
(b) He stays at work with his father all night.
(c) He goes to work with his father and then returns home to his mother.
(d) He sits with Jan Kanty and learns from him.

2. What does Kreutz say some people believe about the Philosopher's Stone?
(a) He says some people believe that it can transform all things to gold.
(b) He says some people believe that it can make a man intelligent.
(c) He says some people believe that it can give answers to the meaning of life.
(d) He says some people believe that it has great healing powers.

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

4. How many rooms does the Charnetskis' new dwelling have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

5. What is the name of Peter of the Button Face's assistant when they attack the church?
(a) James, known in Ukraine as "The Snake."
(b) Stas, the old woman's son.
(c) Michael, known in Ukraine as "The Snake."
(d) Andrew, Pan Andrew's cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what is Pan Andrew troubled after help is summoned?

2. How old is the trumpeter when Poland is attacked?

3. When the Tartars reach Krakow for the attack in 1241, what do they do?

4. How does Pan Andrew tell time while he is working?

5. When Elzbietka asks Joseph why women are not allowed to study at the university, what is his answer?

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