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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. What clue does Elzbietka receive that Joseph is in trouble?
(a) She does not hear the trumpet being played at all.
(b) She hears him play the Heynal with the traditional stop on the broken note.
(c) She hears him play the Heynal without stopping on the broken note.
(d) She hears Michael yelling at him to look for the crystal.

2. Why is Tring angry with the information from Kreutz about his mental state?
(a) Because he is worried for Kreutz's mental stability.
(b) Because he is afraid that Kreutz has shared their secret with someone else.
(c) Because he thinks Kreutz is going to make more money than he is going to make.
(d) Because he wanted to be the one to tell the king.

3. When the 12 men see the explosions, who do they tell their leader they are afraid of?
(a) The Evil One, or the Devil.
(b) Pan Andrew Charnetski.
(c) Joseph Charnetski.
(d) Nicholas Kreutz.

4. Who arrives at the tower with Nicholas Kreutz?
(a) Jan Kanty arrives with Kreutz.
(b) Elzbietka arrives with Kreutz.
(c) Pan Andrew arrives with Kreutz.
(d) Peter of the Button Face arrives with Kreutz.

5. Who is questioned in the king's chambers?
(a) Michael the Snake.
(b) Peter of the Button Face.
(c) Nicholas Kreutz.
(d) Jan Kanty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the end of the meeting with the king?

2. What do the people try to do with their possessions during the fire?

3. After Tring learns Kreutz's secrets, what order does Tring give Kreutz?

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

5. Which description best describes the Tarnov Crystal?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Elzbietka hears the Heynal played in its entirety as described in Chapter 12, where is she and what does she do?

2. What does Peter of the Button Face say to the king regarding why he is in Krakow in Chapter 15?

3. After Peter and his men are arrested and Joseph returns to the tower in Chapter 12, what is it that confuses Pan Andrew?

4. What does Peter of the Button Face do to break into the tower in Chapter 11?

5. What is the threat Peter of the Button Face gives to Joseph before Michael the Snake takes Joseph from the tower in Chapter 11?

6. Who leaves the tower to fight the fire and who fills in for him in Chapter 14?

7. As Peter tries to escape in Chapter 10, what does Kreutz do?

8. What does Pan Andrew tell the king about the Great Tarnov Crystal in Chapter 15?

9. When Tring puts Kreutz into a trance in Chapter 13, what important information does Kreutz give to Tring?

10. Explain what happens after Kreutz grabs the crystal from the king's hands.

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