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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 king ask Saskia in Chapter 21?
(a) To marry him.
(b) To make him a robe.
(c) To be his official seamstress.
(d) To babysit his chilldren.

2. What does Saskia's father help do at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Make supper.
(b) Take yarn to the market.
(c) Tend the garden.
(d) Find Saskia's lucky scarf.

3. Why does the miller claim that Saskia can spin straw into gold in Chapter 15?
(a) He decides to get back at Saskia for cutting his hair while he was asleep.
(b) He is desperate for Saskia to be declared the king's spinner.
(c) He believes his daughter can do anything.
(d) He is drunk and confused.

4. Where does the young maiden live in Chapter 4?
(a) On a boat.
(b) In a small cottage.
(c) In a mansion.
(d) At the mill.

5. What does the tailor ask Elke to do for him in Chapter 17?
(a) Steal the spinning wheel.
(b) Sneak him into Saskia's room.
(c) Make him supper.
(d) Find him a way to meet with the king.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the tailor comment on in Chapter 20 that leads to a misunderstanding?

2. What does Saskia refuse to do in Chapter 21?

3. What is the title of Part 4 of the novel?

4. Where does Saskia run away to in Chapter 22?

5. What does the tailor give to the young maiden in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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