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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jan Kanty hears Joseph tell his parents that he found a place for them to stay, on what does Jan Kanty insist?
(a) Kanty insists that they go with him to his dwelling first.
(b) Kanty insists that they to to the church first.
(c) Kanty insists that they go straight to the place Joseph has found.
(d) Kanty insists that they go to the king's palace again.

2. How old is Joseph Charnetski?
(a) 45.
(b) 15.
(c) 55.
(d) 35.

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

4. What does the stranger offer to buy from Pan Andrew Charnetski?
(a) His pumpkin.
(b) His goods.
(c) HIs wagon.
(d) His clothes.

5. What is in the open room at the tower of the Church of Our Lady Mary?
(a) Trumpets and guns.
(b) Trumpets and bows and arrows.
(c) Trumpets, a bell rope, and flags.
(d) Trumpets and food.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the Charnetski family going with the caravan?

3. Who tries to steal something from the Charnetski apartment?

4. To whom does Joseph hear the Tartars praying?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what occurs when the Charnetski family accompanies Jan Kanty to his home?

2. In Chapter 5, when Kanty and the Charnetski family go to the lodgings Joseph has found, what do they witness on their way?

3. In Chapter 1, after the stranger offers to buy the item sitting in Pan Andrew's wagon, what happens?

4. How does Joseph know that the stranger is an enemy in Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 7, on the night that Elzbietka tells Joseph that Johann Tring is with her uncle, what else does she tell him about Kreutz?

6. Describe the caravan from Chapter 1.

7. Why does Joseph catch the wolf dog in Chapter 2?

8. Why do the Polish people decide not to defend Krakow and let the Tartars pillage their city?

9. What are some of the things that Joseph notices when he spies on Tring and Kreutz in Chapter 7?

10. Explain why many people seek Jan Kanty's advice.

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