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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pan Andrew ask Joseph to do during the fire?
(a) He asks him to help him fight the fire.
(b) He asks him to help find Jan Kanty.
(c) He asks him to sound the Heynal for the rest of the night.
(d) He asks him to help find Nicholas Kreutz.

2. In Chapter 14, who descends on the Street of Pigeons and why?
(a) All the women go there to help fight the fire.
(b) Able men go to the Street of Pigeons to help fight the fire.
(c) The Tartars go to the the Street of Pigeons to help fight the fire.
(d) Peter of the Button Face's men go to the street to fight the fire.

3. What kind of job does Jan Kanty arrange for Pan Andrew?
(a) The job of the trumpter at the Church of Our Lady Mary.
(b) The job of Kreutz's assistant.
(c) The job of the king's scribe.
(d) The job of Kanty's assistant.

4. Immediately following the fight, what decision does the stranger have to make?
(a) He needs to decide whether to kidnap Joseph or go back to Krakow.
(b) She needs to decide whether to go to the market or go home.
(c) He needs to decide whether to chase Pan Andrew or the horse.
(d) He needs to decide whether to steal the goods or chase the horse.

5. What is the most accurate description of the Tartars' appearance?
(a) Tall, pale men with beards and long, braided hair.
(b) Short, dark men with beards and long, braided hair.
(c) Short, pale men with shaved heads.
(d) Tall, dark men with shaved heads.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the other secret that Kreutz reveals to Tring?

2. When Joseph further investigates Elzbietka's concerns, what does he see?

3. Who lives above the Charnetskis?

4. Which is the best description of the trumpeter as he plays amidst all of the destruction in Krakow?

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

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