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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 ask Dagmar to the castle in Chapter 23?
(a) Saskia thinks Dagmar will help protect her.
(b) She is lonely.
(c) Dagmar has nowhere else to go.
(d) Dagmar wants to live at court.

2. What does the entire village want Saskia to do for them in Chapter 22?
(a) Spin straw into gold.
(b) Tell them about the king.
(c) Introduce them to the king.
(d) Sing in the semi-annual play.

3. Why does the tailor taunt Saskia in Chapter 33?
(a) He is convinced she will not be able to guess his name.
(b) The king refuses to help her.
(c) She falls over a bump on the floor.
(d) She is looking unwell.

4. What has brought Saskia and Dagmar closer together in Chapter 14?
(a) Saskia's accident.
(b) Dagmar's illness.
(c) Dagmar's pregnancy.
(d) Saskia's business.

5. Why does the tailor plan to leave the village for a year in Chapter 28?
(a) To avoid Saskia.
(b) So that Elke will not guess his plans.
(c) To meet with an old friend in another country.
(d) To explore the world before having to raise a child.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the tailor leave behind at the end of Chapter 33?

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

4. What does Saskia not realize about the item she gives the tailor in Chapter 17?

5. What does the tailor do as he anticipates seeing his grandchild(ren) in Chapter 32?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Saskia run away from home in Chapter 22?

2. What happens when Saskia needs the tailors help in Chapter 19?

3. What does Elke tell Saskia about the tailor in Chapter 31?

4. What does Saskia do to make herself less lonely in Chapter 23?

5. What does the tailor anticipate in Chapter 32?

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

7. Why does the miller lie about what Saskia can do with the yarn in Chapter 15?

8. What has brought Saskia and Dagmar closer together in Chapter 14?

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

10. Why does the king ask Saskia to marry him in Chapter 21? How does she reply to his proposal?

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