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

2. Of whom does the tailor ask questions about in Chapter 13?

3. What does the young maiden warn the tailor about in Chapter 1?

4. What does the tailor realize when Elke tells him about the creator of the object she brings him in Chapter 11?

5. What does Saskia start to help Dagmar's mother do in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Elke bring the tailor in Chapter 11?

3. What is the young maiden concerned about in Chapter 1?

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

5. What does the young maiden do when the tailor's leg becomes cramped in Chapter 3?

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

7. Who does the tailor meet along the side of the road in Chapter 7 and what does he ask them for?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Napoli's use of foreshadowing. What are some examples of foreshadowing in the novel? Why might Napoli use foreshadowing?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the struggles faced by Saskia throughout the novel. How does she deal with these obstacles and how does she overcome them? What or who causes these problems for her?

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