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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 story does Pan Andrew tell Joseph when Joseph accompanies him to his new place of work for the first time?
(a) The story of his cousin.
(b) The story of their ancestors.
(c) The story of the trumpeter and the broken note.
(d) The story of the pumpkin and the crystal.

2. What does Kreutz say he has done to obtain the item he places in the middle of the room?
(a) He says that he stole it and has perjured his soul.
(b) He says that he had to kill someone to get the stone.
(c) He says that he had to lie to get the stone.
(d) He says that he asked permission from the king to get the stone.

3. What does the king learn about Ivan the Great?
(a) Ivan wants to gain control of Ukraine from Poland.
(b) Ivan wants to gain control of Poland from Ukraine.
(c) Ivan wants to gain control of Poland and Ukraine.
(d) Ivan wants to gain control of Krakow.

4. When Pan Andrew arrives home after the explosions, what does he find?
(a) That his son is missing.
(b) That his wife is missing.
(c) That his treasure is missing.
(d) That his trumpet is missing.

5. What is unusual about one of the wagons in the caravan?
(a) It is being pulled by a man and is carrying several children.
(b) It is larger than any of the other wagons.
(c) It is fancier than the rest of the wagons.
(d) It is led by two horses and it is carrying a very large pumpkin.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Elzbietka makes her promise to Joseph, what do they see?

2. Where does the reader learn Peter of the Button Face is going after having left Krakow for a few months?

3. After Tring learns Kreutz's secrets, what order does Tring give Kreutz?

4. What makes the leader of the twelve men shriek and tremble?

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

(see the answer key)

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