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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. After Joseph tells Elzbietka what he will do if attacked, what does Elzbietka promise?

2. When the stranger gives Stas instructions in Chapter 9, what is Stas' only task?

3. After hearing Pan Andrew's story, what advice does Jan Kanty provide?

4. Where are the trumpeter's mother and sister as Poland is being attacked?

5. When Joseph further investigates Elzbietka's concerns, what does he see?

Short Essay Questions

1. Provide some characteristics of the new lodgings for the Charnetski family.

2. How does Joseph know that the stranger is an enemy in Chapter 1?

3. Explain the feelings of the trumpeter as he plays for the last time.

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 is Joseph's father being accused of in Chapter 3?

6. In Chapter 9, is Peter of the Button Face successful in obtaining the treasure?

7. Explain how the Polish people feel as they have to leave their villages because they know the Tartars are arriving.

8. List some of the things that Joseph sees and hears as he first sets his sights on the city in Chapter 2.

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 why the last note the trumpeter plays is broken.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do you feel about the fact that Elzbietka cannot study at the University because she is female? Did this add to the plot line? Does it seem strange that Joseph doesn't know the reason for her not being allowed to study? Why would the author have handled this particular issue in this manner?

Essay Topic 2

Do you think that Peter of the Button Face's bargain with the king was fair? Do you think the king should have let Peter go in exchange for information? Or do you think he should have punished him more severely? Why do you think the king would have believed that Peter would never return to Poland again?

Essay Topic 3

In portraying the bravery of Elzbietka, do you think the author is trying to prove that women are equal to men? Or, do you think that the author was simply trying to use the younger characters to serve as the saviors of Pan Andrew's life? Why or why not?

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