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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which statement best describes what the king does with Peter of the Button Face?
(a) He gives him his freedom but says he can't return to Poland for three years.
(b) He gives him his freedom but banishes him from Poland forever.
(c) He puts him in prision in the king's palace.
(d) He enlists his help to conquer Ivan the Great.

2. What do men and women of the twentieth century think of when they hear the music?
(a) They think of Pan Andrew Charnetski.
(b) They think of the Great Tarnov Crystal.
(c) They think of the days whe the young life was given to country, God, and duty.
(d) They think of Joseph Charnetski.

3. What is noticeable about the music being played?
(a) The entire piece of music is played.
(b) The music is not beautiful anymore.
(c) The tune of the Heynal has been changed.
(d) It stills ends at the broken note.

4. Where does the reader learn Peter of the Button Face is going after having left Krakow for a few months?
(a) To the Urkaine.
(b) To Russia.
(c) To Kiev.
(d) Back to Krakow.

5. Once Peter and his men are in the tower, what confuses Pan Andrew and Joseph?
(a) They do not understand why "The Snake" is so sneaky.
(b) They do not understand why "The Snake" is with Peter.
(c) They do not understand why Peter is back if he already has the treasure.
(d) They do not understand why Peter thinks the treasure is fake.

6. Why did Ivan the Great hire Peter of the Button Face?
(a) He hired him to obtain the Philosopher's Stone.
(b) He hired him to attack the king.
(c) He hired him to obtain the Great Tarnov Crystal.
(d) He hired him to attack Nicholas Kreutz.

7. What is the other secret that Kreutz reveals to Tring?
(a) He tells him that the Kovalskis are really the Charnetskis.
(b) He tells him that he has found the secret to making gold.
(c) He tells him that his niece really is not related to him at all.
(d) He tells him that Ivan of Russia is giving him a castle.

8. What is the best description of the music heard in the Church of Our Lady Mary?
(a) The organ playing beautiful hymns.
(b) Notes float down from above like God's own music from heaven.
(c) The organ playing horrible music.
(d) A flute playing the Heynal.

9. What does the inside of the Church of Our Lady Mary look like?
(a) A church covered in marble.
(b) A plain, unadorned church.
(c) A church covered in statues.
(d) It has exquisite wood carvings and a vaulted roof of sky blue studded with stars.

10. What happens to Joseph, his mother, and Elzbietka during the fire?
(a) They flee their home and go to the king's palace.
(b) They flee their home but get trapped in the church.
(c) They flee their home but get trapped in the crowd on the Street of Pigeons.
(d) They flee their home and go to the University.

11. After the explosions, what is the new nickname of Peter of the Button Face?
(a) Bodgan of the Hair.
(b) Bodgan of the Fire.
(c) Bodgan of the Buttons.
(d) Bogdan of the Singed Locks.

12. What is the people group whom Ivan is asking for help demanding?
(a) The Polish people say they will help if they can have the crystal.
(b) The Ukrainians say they will help if they can have the crystal.
(c) The Tartars say they will help if they can have the crystal.
(d) The Russian people say they will help if they can have the crystal.

13. What happens at the end of the meeting with the king?
(a) Kreutz grabs the crystal from the king's hands.
(b) Jan Kanty grabs the crystal from the king's hands.
(c) Kreutz grabs the crystal from Pan Andrew's hands.
(d) Pan Andrew grabs the crystal from the king's hands.

14. What happens to Kreutz's apartment?
(a) The cauldron overflows and chemicals are spilled everywhere.
(b) There is a flood.
(c) It is robbed by Peter's men.
(d) The explosion causes a rapidly spreading fire.

15. What does Kreutz hand over to Pan Andrew once at the tower in Chapter 14?
(a) He hands him the directions for the chemicals to make the huge red explosions.
(b) He hands him the Philosopher's Stone.
(c) He hands him the directions to where the Great Tarnov Crystal has been buried.
(d) He hands him the Great Tarnov Crystal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the music being played in the church?

2. What instrument is playing in the church in the Epilogue?

3. What is the best description of the castles in the Epilogue?

4. When Pan Andrew arrives home after the explosions, what does he find?

5. Why is Tring angry with the information from Kreutz about his mental state?

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