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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 does Saskia accidentally cut her father's cheek?
(a) By trying to make his haircut even.
(b) By handing him scissors absentmindedly.
(c) By shaving his beard.
(d) By shoving the cat in his face.

2. What does the tailor vow to the young woman in Chapter 4?
(a) To win her over in the end.
(b) His continuing love.
(c) To avenge her betrayal.
(d) To marry a better woman.

3. What does the tailor discover about his sister-in-law in Chapter 8?
(a) She has remarried.
(b) She has died.
(c) She has given birth to four children.
(d) She is dying.

4. What does Saskia have to sell in Chapter 6?
(a) Candles and wax.
(b) Garments.
(c) Herbs and vegetables.
(d) Poultry and eggs.

5. What does the young maiden warn the tailor about in Chapter 1?
(a) That she might be pregnant.
(b) That they will be late for church.
(c) That she is not feeling well.
(d) That her father wants her to marry someone else.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Saskia have to sell these things in Chapter 6?

2. Who does the object that Elke brings to the tailor belong to?

3. What does Elke believe of the tailor's feelings for Saskia in Chapter 13?

4. What does the tailor set out to prove to the young maiden's father in Chapter 1?

5. Who is Saskia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the tailor spend a week looking for in Chapter 2 and why?

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

3. What does the tailor discover when he returns home in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

7. What happens when the miller becomes depressed in Chapter 6?

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

9. What does Saskia learn in Chapter 9?

10. Why does the tailor approach the local spinner in Chapter 2?

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