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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 is the tailor focused on in Chapter 24?

2. Who does Saskia give birth to?

3. Why does Saskia ask the miller to be watched in Chapter 25?

4. How does the tailor react to the news of Saskia's pregnancy?

5. How does Saskia feel about her pregnancy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the king do to Saskia when her father tells him about the gold straw in Chapter 16?

3. Why does the miller lie about what Saskia can do with the yarn in Chapter 15?

4. What happens when Saskia needs the tailors help in Chapter 19?

5. How does the novel "Spinners" end?

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

7. What has brought Saskia and Dagmar closer together in Chapter 14?

8. What does Saskia do to make herself less lonely in Chapter 23?

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

10. What does the tailor anticipate in Chapter 32?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of separation in the novel. Who is the tailor separated from throughout the novel? How does this impact his character? Who is Saskia separated from? How does she feel when her birth secret is revealed? Does she feel a sense of loss to know that she has been separated from her birth father her whole life? Why or why not?

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