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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Jan Kanty well respected in Krakow?
(a) He is a scholar-priest who is dedicated to learning, helpful to the peasants, and a hater of cruelty toward man.
(b) He completes acts of sorcery on a daily basis.
(c) He recently defeated a band of Tartars who had attacked the city.
(d) He is a member of the royalty, a highly educated man, and a friend of the alchemist.

2. Why do the men in the caravan carry weapons?
(a) Because they are going hunting.
(b) Because they are worried about the Tartars attacking them.
(c) Because they are on their way to protect Krakow.
(d) Because they need to defend themselves against thieves.

3. What is the trumpeter thinking when he sees the fierce men looking up at him after the attack on Krakow?
(a) He thinks he should kill himself.
(b) He decides to wait for the Polish army to rescue him.
(c) He knows he is alone in the midst of a terrible enemy.
(d) He decides to flee to the castle.

4. Chapter 1 begins in what month and year?
(a) January, 1241.
(b) July, 1461.
(c) October, 1802.
(d) March, 1774.

5. Who tries to steal something from the Charnetski apartment?
(a) Pan Andrew Tenczynsksi.
(b) Stas.
(c) Peter of the Button Face.
(d) Nicholas Kreutz.

6. 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 the pumpkin and the crystal.
(b) The story of his cousin.
(c) The story of their ancestors.
(d) The story of the trumpeter and the broken note.

7. After Jan Kanty meets the Charnetski family for the first time, what does Pan Andrew explain to Jan Kanty?
(a) He explains that he is a friend of the king and wants to serve in his guard.
(b) He explains that his wife is expecting a baby and they need a place to stay.
(c) He explains that he is in some trouble even though he has done nothing wrong.
(d) He explains that his son has stolen something and they need to go into hiding.

8. How old is the trumpeter when Poland is attacked?
(a) Thirty-nine or forty.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Nineteen or twenty.
(d) Ten or eleven.

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

10. What valuable information does Stas give to the stranger about Joseph's family?
(a) Stas tells the stranger that Joseph's family is related to the king.
(b) Stas tells the stranger where Joseph is going to school.
(c) Stas tells the stranger their new name and Joseph's father's occupation.
(d) Stas tells the stranger that Pan Andrew's cousin was killed.

11. What distresses Kreutz as he listens to Tring?
(a) Understanding that he will never be able to use the Philosopher's Stone.
(b) Finding out that the Tartars are on their way.
(c) Knowing that Tring is going to deceive him.
(d) Being told that he ignored the cry of his neice while in a trance.

12. What is the most accurate description of the Tartar army?
(a) It is a large, efficient group that moves through a town in a day.
(b) It is so numerous that it takes days for them to pass through an area.
(c) It is a small but slow group that takes days to pass through a town.
(d) It is very large, but they run through each town quickly.

13. In the midst of all the destruction after the attack on Krakow, there is one Polish person left alive. Who is it?
(a) The king of Krakow.
(b) The trumpeter of Kiev.
(c) The trumpeter of the Church of Our Lady Mary.
(d) The trumpeter of Wawel.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the oath taken by the trumpeter?

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

3. After his father's job is secured, what does Joseph learn he will be doing?

4. What does the stranger tell a group of people Pan Andrew did that makes them angry?

5. After they leave Jan Kanty's house, what does Joseph's father tell him he can keep?

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