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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 the king and his royal court.
(c) His parents' cart surrounded by a mob of angry peasants.
(d) His parents' cart surrounded by Tartars.

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

3. After Elzbietka makes her promise to Joseph, what do they see?
(a) A Latin scholar teaching a crowd of students near the university.
(b) A Tartar boy beating up a wolf dog for no apparent reason.
(c) A group of Tartars beating up a Polish family.
(d) The king returning to his palace.

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

5. What preparations does Kreutz make in his apartment after he hears the instructions given to Stas?
(a) He mixes chemicals together to make a glowing effect on his clothing.
(b) He asks Tring to put him in a trance as he prepares to meet the king.
(c) He mixes chemicals together to put a spell on Joseph and his family.
(d) He asks Tring to put him in a trance to obtain wisdom.

6. 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) Tall, pale men with beards and long, braided hair.
(d) Short, pale men with shaved heads.

7. As Chapter 1 opens, which of the following describes the caravan?
(a) Multiple horse carriages with the drivers riding in them.
(b) Peasants walking and carrying their belongings.
(c) One-horse wagons piled high with goods for the marketplace with drivers walking alongside the carts.
(d) Peasants riding horses.

8. After his father's job is secured, what does Joseph learn he will be doing?
(a) He will be going to school.
(b) He will be selling goods in the marketplace.
(c) He will be helping Jan Kanty.
(d) He will be helping his father as the king's scribe.

9. At the palace gate, what suggestion does the guard give to Pan Andrew?
(a) Leave or live in the city under an assumed name.
(b) Wait at the palace gates for Pan Andrew Tenczynski to return.
(c) Go find the king in a neighboring city.
(d) Live in the city openly and freely.

10. Which two cities do the Tartars attack before they invade Poland?
(a) Vienna and Budapest
(b) St. Petersburg and Moscow.
(c) Minsk and Moscow.
(d) Kiev and Lvov.

11. What is the shape of the tower of the Church of Our Lady Mary?
(a) Circle.
(b) Square.
(c) Pentagon.
(d) Octagon.

12. What heroic act does Joseph do while in the marketplace?
(a) He bravely rescues a young girl from a dog's attack.
(b) He saves his mother from an angry mob.
(c) He saves his father from being attacked by Stefan Ostrovski.
(d) He catches a Tartar trying to steal food.

13. How does Pan Andrew Charnetski know the stranger is not Polish?
(a) By the stranger's clothing.
(b) By the stranger's accent.
(c) By the stranger's food.
(d) By the stranger's foreign features.

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

15. What does Pan Andrew say to Joseph when Joseph asks what is lighting up the room?
(a) He tells Joseph that it is a lantern.
(b) He tells Joseph that it is a fire from an experiment.
(c) He tells Joseph that he will know in due time.
(d) He tells Joseph that it is a large crystal.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Jan Kanty meets the Charnetski family for the first time, what does Pan Andrew explain to Jan Kanty?

2. What do the people do when they hear the Tartars' approach in 1241?

3. What does Joseph Charnetski see as he is riding in the back of the wagon while in the caravan?

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

5. To whom does Joseph hear the Tartars praying?

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