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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Gold: Chapters 14-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Saskia have to sell these things in Chapter 6?
(a) So the items do not spoil.
(b) To make money to buy a new dress.
(c) To survive.
(d) As a favor to her neighbor.

2. What does the tailor buy from the farmer in Chapter 1?
(a) Milk.
(b) Straw.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Eggs.

3. What is the title of Part 4 of the novel?
(a) "Gold".
(b) "Yarn".
(c) "The King".
(d) "Saskia's Dilemma".

4. What will the tailor do to satisfy the young maiden's father's doubts?
(a) Work for the young maiden's father.
(b) Become a man of God.
(c) Present him with a large sum of money.
(d) Create a wedding dress made of gold.

5. What does the tailor take from a local spinner in Chapter 2?
(a) Her low wheel.
(b) Her book of secrets.
(c) Her ring.
(d) Her yarn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the tailor and Elke meet where they do in Chapter 11?

2. What does Saskia use of her mother's in Chapter 9?

3. How does Saskia react when her father takes something away from her in Chapter 12?

4. Why does the young tailor leave the gold dress with the old woman in chapter 3?

5. What does Elke tell the tailor about at the beginning of Chapter 17?

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