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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. Who is not impressed when he inspects Saskia's yarns in Chapter 15?
(a) The king.
(b) The miller.
(c) The tailor.
(d) Dagmar's brother.

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

3. How does the king react to Saskia's work in Chapter 19?
(a) He is shocked.
(b) He is impressed.
(c) He is scared.
(d) He is confused.

4. Why does Saskia wash herself with vinegar every morning in Chapter 23?
(a) To repel the king.
(b) To prevent disease.
(c) To bleach her skin.
(d) To prevent pregnancy.

5. What position does Saskia give Dagmar and Dagmar's husband at the castle?
(a) Royal bakers.
(b) Royal groundskeepers.
(c) Royal court jesters.
(d) Royal seamstress and tailor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Saskia try to convince herself of in Chapter 29?

2. What does the tailor ask Saskia for in Chapter 20?

3. What does the king threaten to do in Chapter 19?

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

5. What is the tailor doing when Elke tells him that Saskia is pregnant?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the tailor ask Saskia for in Chapter 20?

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

6. What does the tailor anticipate in Chapter 32?

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

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

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

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

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