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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. What does the entire village want Saskia to do for them in Chapter 22?
(a) Tell them about the king.
(b) Introduce them to the king.
(c) Sing in the semi-annual play.
(d) Spin straw into gold.

2. How is Elke described?
(a) As beautiful and graceful.
(b) As plain and middle-aged.
(c) As kind and generous.
(d) As deformed and wretched.

3. Where does the tailor hope to find refuge in Chapter 8?
(a) On a fishing ship.
(b) His brother's home.
(c) A church.
(d) A cave.

4. What does the tailor ask Saskia for in Chapter 20?
(a) Her necklace.
(b) The gold straw.
(c) Her firstborn child.
(d) A lock of her hair.

5. What does Saskia ask Dagmar's mother to help her do in Chapter 9?
(a) Pray for her mother.
(b) Make a beautiful dress.
(c) Find a husband.
(d) Teach her how to spin thread into yarn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Saskia give to the tailor in Chapter 18?

2. Who does the object that Elke brings to the tailor belong to?

3. What does the tailor vow to the young woman in Chapter 4?

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

5. What is the title of Part 3 of the novel?

(see the answer key)

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