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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 is curious about her mother.
(c) She hopes that he will know something about the tailor.
(d) She needs to let off some steam.

2. What does Saskia refuse to do in Chapter 21?
(a) Babysit the king's children.
(b) Marry the king.
(c) Be the king's official seamstress.
(d) Make the king a robe.

3. What does Saskia try to do to the tailor in Chapter 29?
(a) Have him arrested.
(b) Hit him.
(c) Bribe him.
(d) Trick him.

4. What does Saskia not realize about the item she gives the tailor in Chapter 17?
(a) The tailor hates anything symbolizing love, such as a ring.
(b) It is worthless to the tailor.
(c) The tailor cannot read it.
(d) The tailor gave it to her mother years ago.

5. What does the king do after seeing Saskia's work in Chapter 19?
(a) He moves her to the largest room.
(b) He locks her in the dungeons.
(c) He throws her out of the castle.
(d) He exiles her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the tailor say his name aloud in Chapter 32?

2. What does the tailor do to his body as he waits for his grandchild to arrive?

3. What is Saskia doing when she learns some news from her father in Chapter 14?

4. What does Saskia think by the end of Chapter 16?

5. How does the king react to Saskia's work in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Elke confess to the tailor in Chapter 24?

2. What happens on the first night in Chapter 30?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Saskia try to make the king love her in Chapter 23?

9. What does the tailor do to Saskia in Chapter 33?

10. What does the king do to Saskia when her father tells him about the gold straw in Chapter 16?

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