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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the stranger offer to buy from Pan Andrew Charnetski?
(a) His goods.
(b) His pumpkin.
(c) His clothes.
(d) HIs wagon.

2. Krakow welcomes which group of people?
(a) The Ukrainians who are fleeing the Tartars.
(b) The people of Bulgaria who try to fight the Tartars.
(c) The Russians who are fleeing the Tartars.
(d) The villagers who stay to fight the Tartars.

3. Why is Krakow is a safe haven?
(a) It has a lot of weapons.
(b) The king's palace provides extra walls of protection for the refugees.
(c) There is room for many people.
(d) It has experienced warriors.

4. When Joseph returns to the marketplace to give his family the news about their possible lodgings, what is the scene he sees?
(a) His parents' cart surrounded by the king and his royal court.
(b) His parents' cart surroundeded by people offering them a place to stay.
(c) His parents' cart surrounded by Tartars.
(d) His parents' cart surrounded by a mob of angry peasants.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Pan Andrew Charnetski know the stranger is not Polish?

3. What is the name provided as the stranger approaches the individual wagon in the caravan?

4. What is the oath taken by the trumpeter?

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

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