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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. When Saskia returns home in Chapter 22, what does her father want her to do?

2. What does the tailor ask Saskia for in Chapter 20?

3. How does Saskia feel about her pregnancy?

4. What does the entire village want Saskia to do for them in Chapter 22?

5. What has her father arranged for her in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the tailor do in anticipation of his grandchild in Chapter 32?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What makes Saskia frightened in Chapter 24?

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

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

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

Analyze the symbolism in the novel "Spinners". What are some examples of symbolism in the novel? What does the spinning wheel symbolize? What does the tailor's deformed leg symbolize?

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