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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What building has defied fire, siege, and war for eight centuries?
(a) The University.
(b) The Church of Our Lady Mary.
(c) Old Cloth Hall.
(d) St. Andrew's.

2. Which two people get in a scuffle in Pan Andrew's apartment after the explosions in the Charnetski apartment?
(a) The alchemist and Jan Kanty.
(b) Nicholas Kreutz and Andrew Charnetski.
(c) Peter of the Button Face and Jan Kanty.
(d) Peter of the Button Face and the alchemist.

3. What piece of music is being played?
(a) The National Anthem of Poland.
(b) The Heynal.
(c) The Russian National Anthem.
(d) The Lord's Prayer.

4. Why is Joseph anxious to see the palace at Wawel Hill?
(a) He is familiar with the legend of Krakus.
(b) He is interested in the architecture of the palace.
(c) He wants to see Peter of the Button Face.
(d) He wants to try to become part of the palace guard.

5. What instrument is playing in the church in the Epilogue?
(a) The organ.
(b) The piano.
(c) The trumpet.
(d) The flute.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which statement best describes what happens to Joseph at the end of the novel?

2. What does every citizen in Krakow have in their homes?

3. Which description best describes the Tarnov Crystal?

4. What does Pan Andrew ask Joseph to do during the fire?

5. How do Peter and his men enter the tower?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Jan Kanty arrives at the tower with Kreutz in Chapter 14, what does Pan Andrew observe?

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

3. When Tring puts Kreutz into a trance in Chapter 13, what important information does Kreutz give to Tring?

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

5. As Peter tries to escape in Chapter 10, what does Kreutz do?

6. When Kreutz reveals that he has the crystal in Chapter 14, describe his feelings.

7. In Chapter 10, what happens on the rickety stairway that leads to the Charnetski family apartment?

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

9. Who leaves the tower to fight the fire and who fills in for him in Chapter 14?

10. In Chapter 13, what is Tring's reaction when he sees the Great Tarnov Crystal in the middle of Kreutz's loft?

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