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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the Charnetski family going with the caravan?
(a) They are traveling to Lvov.
(b) They are traveling to Krakow.
(c) They are traveling to Ukraine.
(d) They are traveling to Kiev.

2. On the night in Chapter 7 when Joseph sees Elzbietka, what does she tell him she is worried about?
(a) She is worried about the Tartars attacking.
(b) She is worried about the man who lives downstairs with the old woman.
(c) She is worried about her upcoming exams at school.
(d) She does not trust Tring and has noticed a change in her uncle.

3. Which is the best description of the trumpeter as he plays amidst all of the destruction in Krakow?
(a) He is filled with a sense of triumph and joy at his bravery.
(b) He is saved because someone hears him playing and rescues him.
(c) He is fearful and trembles as he plays.
(d) He is timid and meek.

4. While in the caravan, which of the stranger's orders does Joseph Charnetski follow?
(a) To take a pumpkin from the stranger.
(b) To take the reigns of the stranger's horse.
(c) To carry some of the goods for market.
(d) To give some of the goods from Joseph's wagon to him.

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

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

7. What does the stranger offer to Stas for agreeing to spy on Joseph's family?
(a) He offers him a house.
(b) He offers him gold.
(c) He offers him a job.
(d) He offers him food.

8. Where are the trumpeter's mother and sister as Poland is being attacked?
(a) With his father in the castle.
(b) With cousins in Moravia.
(c) With his brother in Kiev.
(d) With cousins in Krakow.

9. After his heroic act, to whom does Joseph confide in about his family's situation?
(a) A guard and a Tartar.
(b) Kazimir Jagiello and Jan Kanty.
(c) Elzbietka and Nicholas Kreutz.
(d) Jan Kanty and Stefan Ostrovski.

10. Who accompanies the Charnetski family and Jan Kanty to their new dwelling in Chapter 5?
(a) Stefan Ostrovski.
(b) Nicholas Kreutz.
(c) Johann Tring.
(d) Conrad Mlynarki.

11. How many rooms does the Charnetskis' new dwelling have?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

12. Which best describes the Tartars?
(a) Like wild beasts who leave nothing alive.
(b) Peaceful people who just want some more land.
(c) Inexperienced warriors.
(d) Compassionate people who invade but do not do much damage.

13. Who lives below the Charnetskis?
(a) Andrew Tenczynski.
(b) An old woman and her son.
(c) Johann Tring.
(d) Stefan Ostrovski.

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

15. 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 fancier than the rest of the wagons.
(c) It is larger than any of the other wagons.
(d) It is being pulled by a man and is carrying several children.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Pan Andrew tell time while he is working?

2. What does Kreutz say about trances and experiments?

3. By what name do the Polish people know the stranger?

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

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

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