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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when the tailor tries to return the item to the old woman in Chapter 3?
(a) She cries on his shoulders.
(b) She does not want it back.
(c) She notices that it is broken.
(d) She thanks him with a feast.

2. What does the tailor do to the straw to be able to do what he wants with it in Chapter 2?
(a) He cooks it.
(b) He paints it.
(c) He mixes it with cow dung.
(d) He cries on it.

3. How does Saskia react when her father takes something away from her in Chapter 12?
(a) She does not seem to care.
(b) She runs away momentarily.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She cries violently.

4. Who does the object that Elke brings to the tailor belong to?
(a) The king.
(b) Elke.
(c) Saskia.
(d) The miller.

5. Who does the young maiden's father want her to marry?
(a) The baker.
(b) The Reverend.
(c) The miller.
(d) The carpenter.

6. Why does this happen to the tailor's leg in Chapter 2?
(a) He had been building a table for his house.
(b) He had been climbing in the woods.
(c) He wanted to declare his love for the young maiden.
(d) He had been working very hard.

7. Why does the young tailor leave the gold dress with the old woman in chapter 3?
(a) To thank her.
(b) To show he is honest.
(c) To comfort her.
(d) He needs somewhere to store the dress.

8. What does Elke give to Saskia's father in Chapter 12?
(a) Money.
(b) Yarn.
(c) A letter from the tailor.
(d) The tailor's wheel.

9. What does Elke tell the tailor about the person who made the object in Chapter 11?
(a) He is a prize-winning poet.
(b) She is the miller's daughter.
(c) He is the tailor's enemy.
(d) He is the ruler of the land.

10. Why do the tailor and Elke meet where they do in Chapter 11?
(a) He does not want to have her inside his sparse little home.
(b) They want privacy.
(c) It is cold outside.
(d) They want to be seen by others.

11. What is Saskia unable to resist doing in Chapter 12?
(a) Spying on the tailor.
(b) Stealing money from her father.
(c) Skimming through a school book.
(d) Spinning a small number of threads on the tailor's wheel.

12. Where does Elke have the tailor live?
(a) In a small cottage on the edge of the village.
(b) In an isolated home in the woods.
(c) At her house.
(d) At her uncle's home.

13. What job does Elke give the tailor?
(a) The King's chief spinner.
(b) A menial job.
(c) The title of co-president of a small tailoring company.
(d) She commissions him to make her daughter's wedding dress.

14. What does the tailor insist Elke do in Chapter 11?
(a) Contact Saskia.
(b) Never visit him again.
(c) Introduce him to the king.
(d) Find him a new place to live.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Saskia?

2. What does Saskia's father think of Elke's request in Chapter 12?

3. What happens as the young maiden tries to help the tailor's leg in Chapter 3?

4. What does Elke ask Saskia's father do to in Chapter 12?

5. Why does the tailor want to trade his spinning wheel for the other item in Chapter 11?

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