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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Yarn: Chapters 11-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does this happen to the tailor's leg in Chapter 2?
(a) He had been building a table for his house.
(b) He wanted to declare his love for the young maiden.
(c) He had been working very hard.
(d) He had been climbing in the woods.

2. What is the young maiden's father's concern in Chapter 1?
(a) That the young maiden will run away.
(b) That the crops will spoil.
(c) That the tailor cannot provide the life he wants for his daughter.
(d) That he will lose his business.

3. Where are the young maiden and the tailor at the beginning of the story?
(a) In an abandoned shed.
(b) In the young maiden's house.
(c) Swimming in a pond.
(d) In a farmer's barn.

4. What does Saskia's father think of Elke's request in Chapter 12?
(a) He thinks Elke is crazy.
(b) He thinks it is a good trade.
(c) He thinks it would work financially.
(d) He thinks it is a foolish plan.

5. What happens to the tailor's leg in Chapter 2?
(a) A large rock falls on his leg.
(b) He has it tattooed.
(c) He cuts his leg on a saw.
(d) It cramps and does not straighten again.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the tailor insist Elke do in Chapter 11?

3. Who does Elke work for?

4. What does the tailor buy from the farmer in Chapter 1?

5. Why does Saskia not want to do what her father wants her to in Chapter 12?

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