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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 had the tailor given to Saskia's mother on the day that Saskia was born?

2. What does the person who overhears Saskia's conversation in Chapter 31 tell Saskia?

3. What is the title of Part 6 of the novel?

4. What does Saskia not realize about the item she gives the tailor in Chapter 17?

5. What is the tailor not bothered by in Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Saskia try to convince the tailor to let her keep her child in Chapter 29?

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

8. What does the tailor do when Elke tells him about Saskia's situation in Chapter 17?

9. What does the tailor anticipate in Chapter 32?

10. How does the novel "Spinners" end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the genre of the novel? What are elements commonly found in this type of novel? What are some other examples of works of this genre? What similarities do these works share with the novel "Spinners"?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the conclusion of the novel. Are there any surprises at the end of the novel? Are there any unanswered questions? Did you enjoy the novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Summarize the "Rumpelstiltskin" fairy tale. Discuss which elements of the fairy tale Napoli incorporates into her novel as well the effectiveness of these elements in the story.

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