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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Krakow is a safe haven?
(a) It has a lot of weapons.
(b) The king's palace provides extra walls of protection for the refugees.
(c) There is room for many people.
(d) It has experienced warriors.

2. How old is the trumpeter when Poland is attacked?
(a) Thirty-nine or forty.
(b) Ten or eleven.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Nineteen or twenty.

3. While in the caravan, which of the stranger's orders does Joseph Charnetski follow?
(a) To take the reigns of the stranger's horse.
(b) To give some of the goods from Joseph's wagon to him.
(c) To carry some of the goods for market.
(d) To take a pumpkin from the stranger.

4. Which best describes the Tartars?
(a) Like wild beasts who leave nothing alive.
(b) Inexperienced warriors.
(c) Compassionate people who invade but do not do much damage.
(d) Peaceful people who just want some more land.

5. What ultimately happens to the trumpeter in 1241?
(a) A Tartar shoots him when he is done playing.
(b) He escapes the Tartars while playing the trumpet.
(c) He is killed by a Tartar with a bow and arrow while he is playing the Heynal.
(d) A Polish man accidentally shoots him with a bow and arrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Heynal?

2. Where is the Charnetski family going with the caravan?

3. How does Pan Andrew Charnetski know the stranger is not Polish?

4. What is the oath taken by the trumpeter?

5. Which is the best description of the trumpeter as he plays amidst all of the destruction in Krakow?

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