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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. As he ponders the attack on Krakow, of what is the trumpeter proud?
2. How does Pan Andrew tell time while he is working?
3. In Chapter 5, when Joseph returns from his walk with the dog, what does he see?
4. While in the caravan, which of the stranger's orders does Joseph Charnetski follow?
5. When the Tartars attack Krakow in the 1200s, what do the Polish people decide to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 8, what reason does Joseph give Elzbietka for why the scholar they see is not speaking at the University?
2. Describe the oath that the trumpeter takes.
3. In Chapter 9, is Peter of the Button Face successful in obtaining the treasure?
4. In Chapter 5, when Kanty and the Charnetski family go to the lodgings Joseph has found, what do they witness on their way?
5. What are the aspects of Pan Andrew's job?
6. In Chapter 8, Stas identifies Joseph and Elzbietka to a stranger. What information does he provide to the stranger?
7. What are some of the things that Joseph notices when he spies on Tring and Kreutz in Chapter 7?
8. In Chapter 2, what does Pan Andrew Charnetski tell the guard when he arrives at the palace gates and what is the guard's response?
9. Explain what Joseph Charnetski does and what he realizes when the stranger initially rides up to him while in the caravan in Chapter 1.
10. Describe how the people of Poland feel when they hear that the Tartars are marching toward their land?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss what you think is the climax of the novel. Does more than one climax exist? Which do you think is the most effective? As you were reading, did you think that the book was almost over? Was the multiple use of exciting scenes effective in making the novel exciting for the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Does the author provide insight into why so many people believed in superstition or the black arts, or is the reader left wondering why it was so important to the people in the novel? Was this a satisfying way to address the issue or do you wish the author would have handled it differently?
Essay Topic 3
How does the fact that the peasants' dependence upon agriculture as described in the book exacerbates the conflict between superstition and science in the novel?
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