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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the king ask Saskia in Chapter 18?
(a) If she is a magician.
(b) If her family comes from money.
(c) If she finds him attractive.
(d) If she is already engaged.

2. What is Saskia doing when she learns some news from her father in Chapter 14?
(a) She is doing laundry.
(b) She is working on a new yarn.
(c) She is eating.
(d) She is tending to the garden.

3. What enrages the tailor in Chapter 33?
(a) Saskia guesses his name.
(b) The king arrives with his army.
(c) The miller threatens to kill him.
(d) Saskia refuses to keep her end of the deal.

4. How many chances does the tailor give Saskia in Chapter 29?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

5. What had the tailor given to Saskia's mother on the day that Saskia was born?
(a) A love letter.
(b) A lock of his hair.
(c) A sketch of her face.
(d) A ring.

6. What does Dagmar's mother want Saskia to do in Chapter 22?
(a) Find a husband for Dagmar.
(b) All of the chores.
(c) Give her money.
(d) Marry her son.

7. What does Saskia have her guards do in Chapter 31?
(a) Arrest the tailor.
(b) Follow Elke.
(c) Kill the tailor.
(d) Watch the tailor and figure out his name.

8. What has brought Saskia and Dagmar closer together in Chapter 14?
(a) Dagmar's pregnancy.
(b) Saskia's accident.
(c) Dagmar's illness.
(d) Saskia's business.

9. What does the king threaten he will do to Saskia in Chapter 16?
(a) Cut her finger off.
(b) Kill her.
(c) Embarass her in front of the village.
(d) Exile her.

10. How does Saskia feel about her pregnancy?
(a) She is frightened.
(b) She is indifferent.
(c) She is excited.
(d) She is cautiously optimistic.

11. What does Saskia refuse to do in Chapter 21?
(a) Marry the king.
(b) Be the king's official seamstress.
(c) Babysit the king's children.
(d) Make the king a robe.

12. Who does Saskia give birth to?
(a) Twin boys.
(b) A daughter.
(c) A son.
(d) Twin girls.

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

14. What does the tailor give Saskia multiple chances to accomplish in Chapter 29?
(a) Figure out his daughter's name.
(b) Avoid him.
(c) Change his mind.
(d) Figure out his name.

15. What is the title of Part 6 of the novel?
(a) "Days".
(b) "Names".
(c) "Feast".
(d) "Memories".

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the tailor focused on in Chapter 24?

3. What does Saskia mistakenly believe the tailor wants from her in Chapter 20?

4. What does Saskia decide after meeting with some trouble in Chapter 22?

5. What does Saskia give the tailor in Chapter 17?

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