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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the treasure is being stolen, what does the thief see?
(a) A pile of gold.
(b) A terrible red light.
(c) A stack of books.
(d) A set of keys.

2. 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 surroundeded by people offering them a place to stay.
(b) His parents' cart surrounded by Tartars.
(c) His parents' cart surrounded by the king and his royal court.
(d) His parents' cart surrounded by a mob of angry peasants.

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

4. After hearing Pan Andrew's story, what advice does Jan Kanty provide?
(a) Kanty tells Pan Andrew that he should go back to his home.
(b) Kanty tells Pan Andrew that he should go watch the marketplace for the stranger.
(c) Kanty tells Pan Andrew that he should go find the king in a neighboring city.
(d) Kanty tells Pan Andrew that he should change his name and sell his horses.

5. When is the broken note first played?
(a) When the Tartars pick up the song where the trumpeter left off.
(b) As the trumpeter's trumpet is knocked out of his hands by the Tartar's arrow.
(c) As the trumpeter is killed with the bow and arrow from the Tartar.
(d) As the trumpeter's trumpet breaks.

6. As he ponders the attack on Krakow, of what is the trumpeter proud?
(a) He is proud to be the best trumpet player in the land.
(b) He is proud to be the trumpeter who warned the Polish people of the Tartars' attack.
(c) He is proud to be the hero of Poland.
(d) He is proud to be fighting with Polish men for Christendom against brutal and savage invaders.

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

8. When the Tartars attack Krakow in the 1200s, what do the Polish people decide to do?
(a) They decide to flee the castle gates once the Tartars approach.
(b) They decide to not defend the city outside of the gates of Wawel.
(c) They decide to send armies out of the castle gates to meet the Tartars.
(d) They decide to prepare to attack the Tartars outside the castle gates.

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

10. During their first meeting, what offer of Jan Kanty's does Pan Andrew make he declines?
(a) Jan Kanty offers to allow the Charnetski family to stay in his dwelling.
(b) Jan Kanty offers to let Pan Andrew work for him.
(c) Jan Kanty offers to take the Charnetski family back to their village.
(d) Jan Kanty offers to keep Pan Andrew's treasure.

11. In Chapter 2, whom does Pan Andrew say he has to come to see?
(a) Pan Stefan Ostrovski, his brother.
(b) Pan Jan Kanty, his friend.
(c) Pan Andrew Tenczynski, his cousin.
(d) Pan Nicholas Kreutz, his cousin.

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

13. Where does Joseph find his family a place to stay?
(a) In their cousin's house back in their old village.
(b) In the same building as Ostrovski and Kanty.
(c) In the same building as Elzbietka and Kreutz.
(d) In the king's palace.

14. When Joseph further investigates Elzbietka's concerns, what does he see?
(a) He sees that she hasn't done her homework and won't be prepared for her exams.
(b) He sees the Tartars coming into the city.
(c) He sees the man training with a bow and arrow.
(d) He sees Kreutz and Tring staring into a cauldron that is spouting colorful flames.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What preparations does Kreutz make in his apartment after he hears the instructions given to Stas?

2. As the Charnetskis are waiting to see their apartment for the first time, which activity of Jan Kanty's do they witness?

3. When the Tartars reach Krakow for the attack in 1241, what do they do?

4. As the Charnetski family walks to their apartment for the first time, what does Jan Kanty break up?

5. Krakow welcomes which group of people?

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