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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. Whose help is Ivan the Great seeking for what he wants?
(a) He needs the help of the Ukrainians.
(b) He needs the help of his own countrymen.
(c) He needs the help of the Tartars.
(d) He needs the help of the Polish people.

2. What is the name of Peter of the Button Face's assistant when they attack the church?
(a) Stas, the old woman's son.
(b) Andrew, Pan Andrew's cousin.
(c) James, known in Ukraine as "The Snake."
(d) Michael, known in Ukraine as "The Snake."

3. About what is Pan Andrew troubled after help is summoned?
(a) He is troubled for the king's life.
(b) He is wondering where the crystal is.
(c) He is wondering where Michael "The Snake" is.
(d) He is troubled for his own life.

4. Where does Pan Andrew think his treasure is once he discovers it missing?
(a) With Peter of the Button Face.
(b) With Nicholas Kreutz.
(c) With Stas.
(d) With Ivan of Russia.

5. When Peter is in the tower, Joseph finally learns the name of the crystal. What is it?
(a) The Great Charnetski Crystal
(b) The Great Krakow Crystal.
(c) The Great Tarnov Crystal.
(d) The Great Kiev Crystal.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Peter talks to Pan Andrew, what information does Pan Andrew give that Peter refuses to believe?

2. What is the people group whom Ivan is asking for help demanding?

3. Which two people get in a scuffle in Pan Andrew's apartment after the explosions in the Charnetski apartment?

4. What makes the leader of the twelve men shriek and tremble?

5. What best describes how the music is played in the Epilogue?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what is Tring's reaction when he sees the Great Tarnov Crystal in the middle of Kreutz's loft?

2. Describe how the Epilogue explains the Heynal is played.

3. What do Jan Kanty and the king decide to do about the crystal in Chapter 16?

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

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

6. What is Kreutz's explanation to Tring for how he obtained the crystal?

7. What sounds does the Epilogue say one hears coming from the church?

8. Describe how the people of Krakow put out fires in general and in Chapter 14.

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

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

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