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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Saskia returns home in Chapter 22, what does her father want her to do?
(a) Meet with the tailor.
(b) Spin straw into gold for him.
(c) Marry the neighbor's son.
(d) Clean the house from top to bottom.

2. What does Saskia mistakenly believe the tailor wants from her in Chapter 20?
(a) Her child.
(b) The gold straw.
(c) Sex.
(d) Her necklace.

3. Why does Saskia ask Dagmar to the castle in Chapter 23?
(a) She is lonely.
(b) Saskia thinks Dagmar will help protect her.
(c) Dagmar wants to live at court.
(d) Dagmar has nowhere else to go.

4. What does the tailor comment on in Chapter 20 that leads to a misunderstanding?
(a) Saskia's healthy body.
(b) Saskia's drunk father.
(c) The king.
(d) Saskia's mother.

5. What does Saskia tell the miller about in Chapter 31?
(a) Her dreams about her mother.
(b) Her life at court.
(c) Everything that has happened with the tailor.
(d) The king's bad points.

6. What is the tailor focused on in Chapter 24?
(a) The grandchild he will soon have.
(b) Finding a new house.
(c) Avoiding Saskia.
(d) His impending wedding.

7. How does the king react to Saskia's work in Chapter 19?
(a) He is scared.
(b) He is impressed.
(c) He is shocked.
(d) He is confused.

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

9. What is the title of Part 5 of the novel?
(a) "Preparation".
(b) "A Death in the Family".
(c) "A Wedding".
(d) "Lost and Found".

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

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

12. Who does Saskia ask the guard and head servant to keep an eye out for in Chapter 25?
(a) Elke.
(b) The tailor.
(c) The king.
(d) Dagmar.

13. What is the tailor not bothered by in Chapter 26?
(a) The cold weather.
(b) Elke's repeated advances.
(c) That Saskia has asked the guards and servants to keep an eye out for him.
(d) The king and his army.

14. What does Saskia think by the end of Chapter 16?
(a) That she will be dishonored.
(b) That she will be able to trick the king.
(c) That she will die.
(d) That she will miss her father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many chances does the tailor give Saskia in Chapter 29?

2. What enrages the tailor in Chapter 33?

3. What does Saskia not realize about the item she gives the tailor in Chapter 17?

4. How does Dagmar feel about Saskia's pregnancy?

5. What does Saskia do on the second night in Chapter 31?

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