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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Preparation: Chapters 21-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Saskia's father refuse to get out of bed in Chapter 6?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is confused.
(c) He is depressed.
(d) He is sick.

2. What does Saskia use of her mother's in Chapter 9?
(a) Her dress.
(b) Her low spinning wheel.
(c) Her yarn.
(d) Her techniques.

3. When Saskia returns home in Chapter 22, what does her father want her to do?
(a) Meet with the tailor.
(b) Spin straw into gold for him.
(c) Marry the neighbor's son.
(d) Clean the house from top to bottom.

4. What does the tailor do to his body as he waits for his grandchild to arrive?
(a) He bites his nails.
(b) He massages his leg.
(c) He gets it into top shape.
(d) He gets a haircut.

5. What is the title of Part 2?
(a) "The Past and the Present".
(b) "Wishful Thinking".
(c) "Survival".
(d) "Generations".

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Saskia ask Dagmar's mother to help her do in Chapter 9?

2. How does the king prove that he will never ask Saskia to spin straw into gold again?

3. What does the tailor discover about his sister-in-law in Chapter 8?

4. What does the king ask Saskia in Chapter 21?

5. Who does the tailor ask about when Elke shows him the object in Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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