2. What does Elke tell the tailor about at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) Saskia's imprisonment.
(b) The miller's alcoholism.
(c) The king's secrets.
(d) Her youth.

3. Why does Saskia ask the miller to be watched in Chapter 25?
(a) So that she can be kept up to date on his health.
(b) So that she can be informed if he tries to leave.
(c) So that she can make sure he is working when he should be.
(d) So that she can make sure he isn't spending his money unwisely.

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

5. What is the tailor doing when Elke tells him that Saskia is pregnant?
(a) He is making his bed.
(b) He is hanging shutters.
(c) He is hanging a picture.
(d) He is doing dishes.

6. What does Elke finally tell the tailor in Chapter 24?
(a) She tells him that Saskia is pregnant.
(b) She tells him that Saskia knows about him.
(c) She tells him that he has to move out of his cottage.
(d) She tells him how she feels for him.

7. How does the tailor say his name aloud in Chapter 32?
(a) While introducing himself to a new neighbor.
(b) While cursing.
(c) While singing.
(d) While reading aloud.

8. What does the tailor do to his home as he waits for his grandchild to arrive?
(a) He gets rid of all his alcohol.
(b) He buys some livestock.
(c) He fixes it up.
(d) He adds an extension.

9. What does the tailor do with the straw in Chapter 17?
(a) He burns it.
(b) He sleeps on it.
(c) He spins it into gold.
(d) He throws it out a window.

10. How does Dagmar feel about Saskia's pregnancy?
(a) She is scared.
(b) She is indifferent.
(c) She is thrilled.
(d) She is jealous.

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

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

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

14. What does Saskia decide after meeting with some trouble in Chapter 22?
(a) She should marry the king.
(b) She must run away to where no one knows about her.
(c) She must pretend to be mute.
(d) She should tell the village the truth about how she spun gold.

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