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

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

3. How much of the city is destroyed by the fire?
(a) One third of the entire city.
(b) Just the houses on the Street of Pigeons.
(c) Almost the entire city.
(d) Just the University buildings.

4. With what does Peter threaten Pan Andrew while in the tower?
(a) Peter threatens to kill Joseph if Pan Andrew doesn't turn over the Great Tarnov Crystal.
(b) Peter threatens to burn down Pan Andrew's apartment if he doesn't turn over the Great Tarnov Crystal.
(c) Peter threatens to tell the king that Pan Andrew has stolen the Great Tarnov Crystal if he doesn't turn it over.
(d) Peter threatens to kill his wife if Pan Andrew doesn't turn over the Great Kiev Crystal.

5. Who is Krakus?
(a) A hero who fought valliantly in Lvov.
(b) A hero who helped to defeat the Tartars.
(c) A hero who slayed a dragon that had made its nest at Wawel Hill.
(d) A hero who fought valliantly in Kiev.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where does the guard escort the person Joseph is amazed to see?

2. What is the best description of Krakow at the time the novel was written?

3. What is the name of Peter of the Button Face's assistant when they attack the church?

4. What does the king give to Pan Andrew?

5. When the 12 men see the explosions, who do they tell their leader they are afraid of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 10, what happens on the rickety stairway that leads to the Charnetski family apartment?

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

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

5. What is the ancient legend of Krakus?

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

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

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

9. As of 1928, as described in the Epilogue, why do people go to the city of Krakow?

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

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