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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Saskia not want to do what her father wants her to in Chapter 12?

2. What does the tailor want Elke to trade his spinning wheel for in Chapter 11?

3. How does the tailor feel about the people he has met after a few weeks in Chapter 7?

4. What does the tailor buy from the farmer in Chapter 1?

5. What does the tailor set out to prove to the young maiden's father in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't the young maiden's father want the tailor to marry his daughter?

2. Why does the tailor want Saskia's spinner in Chapter 11?

3. Why does the tailor leave the family in Chapter 7?

4. What does the tailor realize while talking to Elke in Chapter 11?

5. What happens when the miller becomes depressed in Chapter 6?

6. What does Elke assume when the tailor keeps asking her questions about Saskia in Chapter 13?

7. Why does Saskia cut her father's hair in Chapter 5?

8. Who is Elke?

9. Why does the tailor approach the local spinner in Chapter 2?

10. Why doesn't the tailor invite Elke inside his house in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the symbolism in the novel "Spinners". What are some examples of symbolism in the novel? What does the spinning wheel symbolize? What does the tailor's deformed leg symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the tailor as a character. What are his defining character traits? What is his role in the story? Is he the antagonist of the story? Why or why not? What are his goals and ambitions? What is his relationship like with Saskia?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of love and romance in the novel. Who are some couples in love in the novel? Who marries for love? Who does not? What role does romantic love play in the novel?

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