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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 does the tailor set out to prove to the young maiden's father in Chapter 1?
(a) That he is wealthy.
(b) That he is the strongest man in the village.
(c) That he can provide for the young maiden.
(d) That he loves the young maiden.

2. Of whom does the tailor ask questions about in Chapter 13?
(a) The miller.
(b) The king.
(c) Saskia.
(d) Elke.

3. What does Saskia start to help Dagmar's mother do in Chapter 9?
(a) Cook her food.
(b) Mend her garments.
(c) Sell her yarn.
(d) Look after her children.

4. What is the young maiden's father's concern in Chapter 1?
(a) That he will lose his business.
(b) That the tailor cannot provide the life he wants for his daughter.
(c) That the young maiden will run away.
(d) That the crops will spoil.

5. How do the people who the tailor has recently met feel about the tailor?
(a) They see him as garbage.
(b) They see him as family.
(c) They see him as a friend.
(d) They see him as a servant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the tailor ask about when Elke shows him the object in Chapter 11?

2. What does Saskia promise to do in Chapter 12?

3. What does the young maiden try to do to the tailor's leg at the beginning of Chapter 3?

4. What does Elke bring to the tailor in Chapter 11?

5. What does the tailor agree to give to the passersby?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Saskia's father help out in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Saskia promise herself at the end of Chapter 12?

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

9. Why doesn't the tailor invite Elke inside his house in Chapter 11?

10. Why doesn't Saskia want to trade wheels with Elke in Chapter 12?

(see the answer keys)

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