2. What is the Heynal?
(a) The castle next to Wawel.
(b) The National Anthem.
(c) The battle cry of the Tartars.
(d) The hymn to Our Lady.

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

4. In Chapter 7, what tempting thing does Tring tell Kreutz?
(a) He says he could become the greatest alchemist in Poland.
(b) He says he could own the building in which he lives.
(c) He says he could be the trumpeter at the Church of Our Lady Mary.
(d) He says he could be a part of the king's court.

5. What has Joseph learned to do by the time fall arrives?
(a) He has learned how to sell goods in the marketplace.
(b) He has learned how to make the staircase more sturdy.
(c) He has learned how to make gold from the Philosopher's Stone.
(d) He has learned how to play his father's trumpet.

6. What has a Russian ruler offered the stranger in return for something he wants?
(a) Membership into the royal family of Russia.
(b) A position at the university.
(c) A large plot of land and many livestock.
(d) Coffers of gold and a castle in Ukraine.

7. What is the new last name of the Charnetski family?
(a) Mlynarki.
(b) Kreutz.
(c) Kovalski.
(d) Ostrovski.

8. In taking the job, what does Pan Andrew promise to do?
(a) He vows to write down whatever the king needs, at any time of day.
(b) He vows to play the Heynal on the trumpet every hour throughout the day.
(c) He vows to help Kreutz with his experiements without telling anyone about them.
(d) He vows to play Heynal on the trumpet every hour throughout the night.

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

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

11. Chapter 1 begins in what month and year?
(a) March, 1774.
(b) January, 1241.
(c) October, 1802.
(d) July, 1461.

12. What heroic act does Joseph do while in the marketplace?
(a) He catches a Tartar trying to steal food.
(b) He bravely rescues a young girl from a dog's attack.
(c) He saves his father from being attacked by Stefan Ostrovski.
(d) He saves his mother from an angry mob.

13. What is the scene Joseph sees when he first goes to explore the marketplace?
(a) He sees a family from his village.
(b) He sees Pan Andrew Tenczynski.
(c) He sees a Tartar boy beating a dog.
(d) He sees Stefan Ostrovski.

14. As the treasure is being stolen, what does the thief see?
(a) A stack of books.
(b) A pile of gold.
(c) A set of keys.
(d) A terrible red light.

15. When the stranger gives Stas instructions in Chapter 9, what is Stas' only task?
(a) To burn down the apartment.
(b) To let twelve men in the apartment.
(c) To play the trumpet.
(d) To break down the rickety staircase.