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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. Why does Saskia discuss certain things with the miller in Chapter 31?
(a) She knows he is curious about life at court.
(b) She hopes that he will know something about the tailor.
(c) She needs to let off some steam.
(d) She is curious about her mother.

2. Why does the miller claim that Saskia can spin straw into gold in Chapter 15?
(a) He believes his daughter can do anything.
(b) He is drunk and confused.
(c) He decides to get back at Saskia for cutting his hair while he was asleep.
(d) He is desperate for Saskia to be declared the king's spinner.

3. 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 doing dishes.
(d) He is hanging a picture.

4. What does the tailor do to his body as he waits for his grandchild to arrive?
(a) He bites his nails.
(b) He gets it into top shape.
(c) He massages his leg.
(d) He gets a haircut.

5. What has her father arranged for her in Chapter 14?
(a) To seduce the king.
(b) To bake for the king.
(c) To meet the king.
(d) To steal from the king.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Saskia give the tailor in Chapter 17?

2. What does Saskia do on the first night in Chapter 30?

3. What does the king do after seeing Saskia's work in Chapter 19?

4. Why does the tailor taunt Saskia in Chapter 33?

5. What does Saskia mistakenly believe the tailor wants from her in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the tailor do in anticipation of his grandchild in Chapter 32?

2. How does the novel "Spinners" end?

3. How does Saskia try to convince the tailor to let her keep her child in Chapter 29?

4. What does the tailor do when Elke tells him about Saskia's situation in Chapter 17?

5. How does the king prove to Saskia that he will never ask her to spin straw again?

6. Why does Saskia run away from Dagmar's home in Chapter 22?

7. What happens on the second night in Chapter 31?

8. Why does Saskia use vinegar to wash herself in Chapter 23?

9. What does the tailor anticipate in Chapter 32?

10. What does the miller tell the King that his wife once told him in Chapter 15?

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