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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 do whatever she can to make the king love her in Chapter 23?
(a) Because she loves him.
(b) To protect herself against his wrath should he ever learn of her secret.
(c) She wants his riches.
(d) To make the other maidens jealous.

2. What is so unique about Saskia's yarn?
(a) She dyes it brilliant colors.
(b) The combination of vegetation and thread.
(c) It is much thicker than normal yarn.
(d) She incorporates already spun thread into the newly-spun thread.

3. What does Saskia discuss with her friend in Chapter 5?
(a) That her uncle is greedy and spiteful.
(b) That her brother is a prude and she dislikes him.
(c) That her grandfather is very religious and will never allow her to marry.
(d) The idea that if her father shaved he could attract a new wife.

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

5. What does Elke believe of the tailor's feelings for Saskia in Chapter 13?
(a) He hates her.
(b) He tolerates her.
(c) He loves her.
(d) He is indifferent towards her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Elke described?

2. What does the tailor tell the young maiden and her father about his leg in Chapter 3?

3. What does the tailor realize when Elke tells him about the creator of the object she brings him in Chapter 11?

4. What story does the miller tell that he heard from Saskia's mother in Chapter 15?

5. Where are the young maiden and the tailor at the beginning of the story?

(see the answer key)

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