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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 do to his body as he waits for his grandchild to arrive?

2. What does the tailor call Saskia that confuses her in Chapter 31?

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

4. What does the tailor plan to do after completing his preparations in Chapter 32?

5. What does the king threaten he will do to Saskia in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the tailor do in anticipation of the arrival of his grandchild in Chapter 26?

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

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

4. How does the king prove to Saskia that he will never ask her to spin straw again?

5. What does the tailor offer Saskia the chance to do in Chapter 29?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of family in the novel "Spinners". Describe Saskia's family. Is family important to her? In what way is her family life complicated?

Essay Topic 2

What is a character foil and who is Saskia's foil? Why is this person Saskia's foil?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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