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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Joseph arrives at his family's destination, what does he see?
(a) Flat farmland, barns, and stables.
(b) Bright, sunlit palaces, churches, towers, battlement walks, and Gothic buildings.
(c) Buildings adorned by the rich sculpture marked by the Italian Renaissance.
(d) Spanish-American architecture.

2. What kind of job does Jan Kanty arrange for Pan Andrew?
(a) The job of Kanty's assistant.
(b) The job of the king's scribe.
(c) The job of the trumpter at the Church of Our Lady Mary.
(d) The job of Kreutz's assistant.

3. When is the broken note first played?
(a) When the Tartars pick up the song where the trumpeter left off.
(b) As the trumpeter is killed with the bow and arrow from the Tartar.
(c) As the trumpeter's trumpet breaks.
(d) As the trumpeter's trumpet is knocked out of his hands by the Tartar's arrow.

4. In the midst of all the destruction after the attack on Krakow, there is one Polish person left alive. Who is it?
(a) The trumpeter of Wawel.
(b) The trumpeter of the Church of Our Lady Mary.
(c) The trumpeter of Kiev.
(d) The king of Krakow.

5. Which is the best description of the trumpeter as he plays amidst all of the destruction in Krakow?
(a) He is filled with a sense of triumph and joy at his bravery.
(b) He is fearful and trembles as he plays.
(c) He is saved because someone hears him playing and rescues him.
(d) He is timid and meek.

6. After his heroic act, to whom does Joseph confide in about his family's situation?
(a) Elzbietka and Nicholas Kreutz.
(b) A guard and a Tartar.
(c) Kazimir Jagiello and Jan Kanty.
(d) Jan Kanty and Stefan Ostrovski.

7. How does Pan Andrew tell time while he is working?
(a) He uses a sundial.
(b) He uses an hourglass.
(c) He uses his watch.
(d) He listens for the trumpeter.

8. When Joseph further investigates Elzbietka's concerns, what does he see?
(a) He sees that she hasn't done her homework and won't be prepared for her exams.
(b) He sees the man training with a bow and arrow.
(c) He sees the Tartars coming into the city.
(d) He sees Kreutz and Tring staring into a cauldron that is spouting colorful flames.

9. After Jan Kanty meets the Charnetski family for the first time, what does Pan Andrew explain to Jan Kanty?
(a) He explains that his son has stolen something and they need to go into hiding.
(b) He explains that he is in some trouble even though he has done nothing wrong.
(c) He explains that his wife is expecting a baby and they need a place to stay.
(d) He explains that he is a friend of the king and wants to serve in his guard.

10. After Elzbietka makes her promise to Joseph, what do they see?
(a) A group of Tartars beating up a Polish family.
(b) A Tartar boy beating up a wolf dog for no apparent reason.
(c) A Latin scholar teaching a crowd of students near the university.
(d) The king returning to his palace.

11. When Joseph first hears the trumpeter play from the Church of Our Lady Mary, what surprises him?
(a) He is surprised to hear the Heynal played in its entirety
(b) He is surprised to hear the National Anthem of Ukraine.
(c) He is surprised to hear the Heynal that stops mid-note.
(d) He is surprised to hear the National Anthem of Poland.

12. What does the stranger tell a group of people Pan Andrew did that makes them angry?
(a) He says that Pan Andrew has escaped from prison.
(b) He says Pan Andrew cut off his brother's head and turned it into a pumpkin.
(c) He says that Pan Andrew stole the king's jewels.
(d) He says that Pan Andrew was really a Tartar in a peasant's clothing.

13. Which best describes the Tartars' religious belief?
(a) They do not know God.
(b) They are Buddhists.
(c) They are Jewish.
(d) They believe in God.

14. Where is the Charnetski family going with the caravan?
(a) They are traveling to Ukraine.
(b) They are traveling to Kiev.
(c) They are traveling to Krakow.
(d) They are traveling to Lvov.

15. What story does Pan Andrew tell Joseph when Joseph accompanies him to his new place of work for the first time?
(a) The story of his cousin.
(b) The story of their ancestors.
(c) The story of the pumpkin and the crystal.
(d) The story of the trumpeter and the broken note.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which best describes the Tartars?

2. On the night in Chapter 7 when Joseph sees Elzbietka, what does she tell him she is worried about?

3. What does the stranger offer to buy from Pan Andrew Charnetski?

4. Who hears the instructions given to Stas by the stranger?

5. When Jan Kanty hears Joseph tell his parents that he found a place for them to stay, on what does Jan Kanty insist?

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