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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. What does the king ask Saskia in Chapter 21?
(a) To make him a robe.
(b) To babysit his chilldren.
(c) To be his official seamstress.
(d) To marry him.

2. How does the tailor react to Saskia during the first night in Chapter 30?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He is disappointed by her.
(c) He applauds her.
(d) He is shamed by her.

3. What does the king do after seeing Saskia's work in Chapter 18?
(a) He moves her to a bigger room with more straw.
(b) He has Saskia walk alongside him in a parade.
(c) He calls her a witch.
(d) He has a feast.

4. What is Saskia doing when she learns some news from her father in Chapter 14?
(a) She is doing laundry.
(b) She is tending to the garden.
(c) She is working on a new yarn.
(d) She is eating.

5. What is the title of Part 6 of the novel?
(a) "Feast".
(b) "Names".
(c) "Days".
(d) "Memories".

Short Answer Questions

1. What is special about what Saskia has to accomplish in Chapter 29?

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

3. How long into her marriage does it take Saskia to become pregnant?

4. How does the king react to Saskia's work in Chapter 19?

5. What is the title of Part 4 of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the novel "Spinners" end?

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

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

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

6. What does the tailor offer Saskia the chance to do in Chapter 29?

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

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

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

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

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