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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the tailor's leg in Chapter 2?
(a) It cramps and does not straighten again.
(b) He cuts his leg on a saw.
(c) He has it tattooed.
(d) A large rock falls on his leg.

2. What does Elke believe of the tailor's feelings for Saskia in Chapter 13?
(a) He tolerates her.
(b) He loves her.
(c) He is indifferent towards her.
(d) He hates her.

3. What does Saskia discuss with her friend in Chapter 5?
(a) That her uncle is greedy and spiteful.
(b) The idea that if her father shaved he could attract a new wife.
(c) That her brother is a prude and she dislikes him.
(d) That her grandfather is very religious and will never allow her to marry.

4. Who is Dagmar?
(a) Saskia's sister.
(b) Saskia's neighbor.
(c) Saskia's friend.
(d) Saskia's stepmother.

5. Where is the tailor told he can find the young maiden on the day she is to give birth?
(a) The town market.
(b) The church.
(c) The garden.
(d) The hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Saskia?

2. What does the tailor come to believe about Elke in Chapter 11?

3. How does the young maiden die?

4. How long does the tailor have to prove himself to the young maiden's father?

5. What is the title of Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the end of Chapter 4?

2. What does Elke assume when the tailor keeps asking her questions about Saskia in Chapter 13?

3. What happens when the tailor tries spinning with straw in Chapter 2?

4. Who does the tailor meet along the side of the road in Chapter 7 and what does he ask them for?

5. What does Saskia have to do when her father becomes depressed?

6. What does the tailor realize while talking to Elke in Chapter 11?

7. What is the tailor's actual motives for asking many questions about Saskia in Chapter 13?

8. What classic story does "Spinners" borrow elements from?

9. What does the tailor insist upon in Chapter 11?

10. How does the tailor try to convince the father of the young maiden that he is worthy of his daughter in Chapter 1?

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