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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. Who is Elke?
(a) The tailor's neighbor who supports him.
(b) A member of the aristocracy who pities the tailor.
(c) A fellow tailor who is close to the tailor.
(d) A woman who insists on seeing the tailor create some of his fine yarns.

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

3. What does Saskia decide after meeting with some trouble in Chapter 22?
(a) She must pretend to be mute.
(b) She should marry the king.
(c) She must run away to where no one knows about her.
(d) She should tell the village the truth about how she spun gold.

4. What does Saskia's father take away from her in Chapter 12?
(a) Her favorite necklace.
(b) A book.
(c) Money.
(d) Her mother's wheel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the tailor try to sell in Chapter 8?

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

3. Who does Saskia ask the guard and head servant to keep an eye out for in Chapter 25?

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

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

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