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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 do whatever she can to make the king love her in Chapter 23?
(a) To make the other maidens jealous.
(b) She wants his riches.
(c) To protect herself against his wrath should he ever learn of her secret.
(d) Because she loves him.

2. Why does the tailor react to Saskia in such a manner in Chapter 30?
(a) He is happy that his daughter shares his wit.
(b) He is surprised that she is so organized.
(c) He is convinced that she will never figure out his name.
(d) He did not think that Saskia would involve the king.

3. What does the tailor do with the straw in Chapter 17?
(a) He burns it.
(b) He spins it into gold.
(c) He sleeps on it.
(d) He throws it out a window.

4. What does the tailor plan to do after completing his preparations in Chapter 32?
(a) Leave the village.
(b) Kidnap Saskia.
(c) Marry Elke.
(d) Take the child.

5. What does Dagmar's mother want Saskia to do in Chapter 22?
(a) Give her money.
(b) Marry her son.
(c) Find a husband for Dagmar.
(d) All of the chores.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Saskia returns home in Chapter 22, what does her father want her to do?

2. How does the king prove that he will never ask Saskia to spin straw into gold again?

3. What does the entire village want Saskia to do for them in Chapter 22?

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

5. What does the king threaten he will do to Saskia in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the tailor react when Saskia guesses his name correctly in Chapter 33?

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

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

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

8. What does the tailor do for Saskia in Chapter 18?

9. How does the novel "Spinners" end?

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

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