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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Survival: Chapters 5-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Saskia start to help Dagmar's mother do in Chapter 9?
(a) Look after her children.
(b) Mend her garments.
(c) Cook her food.
(d) Sell her yarn.

2. What job does Elke give the tailor?
(a) A menial job.
(b) The title of co-president of a small tailoring company.
(c) She commissions him to make her daughter's wedding dress.
(d) The King's chief spinner.

3. Who is Saskia?
(a) The miller's niece.
(b) The miller's granddaughter.
(c) The miller's daughter.
(d) The miller's sister.

4. What does Saskia's father discover that shocks him in Chapter 10?
(a) His cellar is nearly empty of gin.
(b) He finds a gray hair on his head.
(c) A stash of gold coins in his attic.
(d) His daughter becomes interested in boys.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens as the young maiden tries to help the tailor's leg in Chapter 3?

2. Who comes across the tailor in Chapter 7?

3. How is Elke described?

4. Who is the author of "Spinners"?

5. Where does Elke have the tailor live?

(see the answer key)

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