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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. How much of the city is destroyed by the fire?

2. What does Kreutz hand over to Pan Andrew once at the tower in Chapter 14?

3. What clue does Elzbietka receive that Joseph is in trouble?

4. Who does Pan Andrew say is intent on stealing the crystal?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how the Epilogue explains the Heynal is played.

3. As of 1928, as described in the Epilogue, why do people go to the city of Krakow?

4. What is Kreutz's explanation to Tring for how he obtained the crystal?

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

6. What does Peter of the Button Face do to break into the tower in Chapter 11?

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

8. Describe the Vistula River as it is explained in the Epilogue.

9. What is the ancient legend of Krakus?

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

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

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 3

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?

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