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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 happens to Peter of the Button Face's hair?
(a) Kreutz sets it on fire using an explosive powder.
(b) Kreutz sets a spell on it and it becomes curly.
(c) It turns bright red.
(d) It turns blue.

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

3. What does Joseph do before he leaves the tower in Chapter 11?
(a) He confesses to Peter that he knows where the crystal is.
(b) He tells his father how much he loves him.
(c) He remembers his pact with Elzbietka and plays the Heynal in its entirety.
(d) He remember his pact with Elzbietka and plays the Heynal but stops on the broken note.

4. What is the best description of Krakow at the time the novel was written?
(a) All Gothic architecture.
(b) All Modern architecture.
(c) Gothic in every corner and gable except for a few Romanesque walls and arches.
(d) All Roman architecture.

5. After he reveals the secrets, what does Kreutz tell Tring he is ready to do?
(a) Another experiment.
(b) Flee to Kiev and continue experiments there.
(c) Give the crystal back to its rightful owner.
(d) Become a priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what happens to the Great Tarnov Crystal?

2. What do men and women of the twentieth century think of when they hear the music?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 13, what does Kreutz tell Tring?

4. How do Peter and his men enter the tower?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the ancient legend of Krakus?

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

3. Chapter 11 explains that something has changed with Peter of the Button Face. Describe the changes.

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

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

6. Explain what happens to the Charnetski family at the end of Chapter 16.

7. When Jan Kanty arrives at the tower with Kreutz in Chapter 14, what does Pan Andrew observe?

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

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

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

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