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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. How long does the tailor have to prove himself to the young maiden's father?
(a) Three months.
(b) Six months.
(c) A year.
(d) By the end of the month.

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

3. What does Saskia not want to do in Chapter 12?
(a) Give up her mother's wheel.
(b) Go to school.
(c) Move out.
(d) Make friends with the tailor.

4. Where is the tailor sitting at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) The side of the road.
(b) In a field.
(c) In a church.
(d) In a pub.

5. Where does the tailor go at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) To a big city.
(b) His home village.
(c) To a secluded seaside village.
(d) To the forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Saskia start to help Dagmar's mother do in Chapter 9?

2. What happens when the tailor tries to return the item to the old woman in Chapter 3?

3. Who is Saskia?

4. Who does Elke work for?

5. What does Elke ask Saskia's father do to in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't the young maiden's father want the tailor to marry his daughter?

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

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

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

5. Why does the tailor leave the family in Chapter 7?

6. What is the young maiden concerned about in Chapter 1?

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

8. What does Saskia's father do while she is spinning threads in Chapter 12?

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

10. What does Elke bring the tailor in Chapter 11?

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