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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. Who arrives in the modern city of Krakow?
2. Because Pan Andrew is so depressed about the treasure being gone, what does Joseph often do?
3. When Peter talks to Pan Andrew, what information does Pan Andrew give that Peter refuses to believe?
4. Where does the reader learn Peter of the Button Face is going after having left Krakow for a few months?
5. What is the best description of the explosions referenced in the Charnetskis' apartment?
Short Essay Questions
1. Chapter 11 explains that something has changed with Peter of the Button Face. Describe the changes.
2. What does the inside of the Church of Our Lady Mary look like?
3. When Kreutz reveals that he has the crystal in Chapter 14, describe his feelings.
4. As Peter tries to escape in Chapter 10, what does Kreutz do?
5. In Chapter 13, what is Tring's reaction when he sees the Great Tarnov Crystal in the middle of Kreutz's loft?
6. What is Kreutz's explanation to Tring for how he obtained the crystal?
7. Who leaves the tower to fight the fire and who fills in for him in Chapter 14?
8. As of 1928, as described in the Epilogue, why do people go to the city of Krakow?
9. When Elzbietka hears the Heynal played in its entirety as described in Chapter 12, where is she and what does she do?
10. What do Jan Kanty and the king decide to do about the crystal in Chapter 16?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Joseph's bravery. Does his character description make for an exciting hero? Is his character believable? Are there other characters who show bravery that you preferred in the novel? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Based on your understanding of the character of the Tartar people as described in the novel, why do you think the Tartars did not succeed as a nation? What contributed to their downfall? In the novel, does it seem like they are a powerful group or can you tell that they are going to experience a downfall?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast culture and academics in Krakow in 1462 with the culture and academics in Krakow in 1928 at the time of the author's writing. Are they all that different? Why do you think that modern culture has roots that extend to times of centuries gone by?
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