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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. What makes the leader of the twelve men shriek and tremble?
2. Once Tring sees what Kreutz puts in the middle of the room, what does he understand?
3. What is the people group whom Ivan is asking for help demanding?
4. How does Kreutz explain his mental state to Tring?
5. Where is the music being played in the church?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Kreutz reveals that he has the crystal in Chapter 14, describe his feelings.
2. What does Peter of the Button Face say to the king regarding why he is in Krakow in Chapter 15?
3. What does the inside of the Church of Our Lady Mary look like?
4. Chapter 11 explains that something has changed with Peter of the Button Face. Describe the changes.
5. After Peter and his men are arrested and Joseph returns to the tower in Chapter 12, what is it that confuses Pan Andrew?
6. What is the threat Peter of the Button Face gives to Joseph before Michael the Snake takes Joseph from the tower in Chapter 11?
7. Describe how the Epilogue explains the Heynal is played.
8. What does Peter of the Button Face do to break into the tower in Chapter 11?
9. In Chapter 10, Peter of the Button Face is scared as he watches red balls of fire fall. Despite his fear, what does he do?
10. Who leaves the tower to fight the fire and who fills in for him in Chapter 14?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the conflict between superstition and science in the novel. Do you think this was an important issue to the author? What is he trying to portray by returning to this conflict? Does the conflict seem relevant to the main theme of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What are the life lessons that the author is trying to teach throughout this novel? Do you think this kind of teaching can make an impact on a young person today?
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