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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 Saskia ask Dagmar's mother to help her do in Chapter 9?

2. Why does the tailor leave his new home at the end of Chapter 7?

3. Who is the author of "Spinners"?

4. What is the title of Part 2?

5. What does the tailor come to believe about Elke in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the tailor discover when he returns home in Chapter 8?

4. How does Saskia's father help out in Chapter 10?

5. What does Saskia learn in Chapter 9?

6. What classic story does "Spinners" borrow elements from?

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

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

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

10. What does Saskia's father do while she is spinning threads in Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss conflict in the novel "Spinners". Who is in conflict with whom and why? How do these conflicts alter or influence the plot and the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the character Saskia. What are her defining character traits? Discuss her relationships with her father, the king, Dagmar and the miller.

Essay Topic 3

What are some examples of secrets in the novel? How do these secrets impact the central characters? How do these secrets impact the novel's pace and tone?

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