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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once she receives her clue that Joseph is in trouble, what does Elzbietka do?
(a) She decides to go to the tower herself.
(b) She decides to get her uncle for help.
(c) She decides to get Jan Kanty for help.
(d) She decides to get Joseph's mother for help.

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

3. What is unusual about the staircase that leads to the Charnetskis' new dwelling?
(a) It is curved.
(b) It is steep.
(c) It is painted different colors.
(d) It is shaky and rickety.

4. When the Polish people hear the word "Tartar," they:
(a) Want to eat fish.
(b) Feel their the blood in their veins is going to freeze.
(c) Feel like dancing.
(d) Know they need to go pay some taxes.

5. With what does Kreutz flee at the end?
(a) He flees with his book of alchemy.
(b) He flees with the crystal.
(c) He flees with the cauldron.
(d) He flees with the Philosopher's Stone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kreutz say some people believe about the Philosopher's Stone?

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

3. What is the oath taken by the trumpeter?

4. In Chapter 14, who descends on the Street of Pigeons and why?

5. When Peter is in the tower, Joseph finally learns the name of the crystal. What is it?

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