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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Preparation: Chapters 21-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the tailor plan to leave the village for a year in Chapter 28?
(a) So that Elke will not guess his plans.
(b) To avoid Saskia.
(c) To meet with an old friend in another country.
(d) To explore the world before having to raise a child.

2. What does Saskia have to offer the tailor in Chapter 19?
(a) A necklace.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A ring.
(d) A sketch of her mother.

3. What does Saskia's father help do at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Tend the garden.
(b) Make supper.
(c) Find Saskia's lucky scarf.
(d) Take yarn to the market.

4. Who does the object that Elke brings to the tailor belong to?
(a) Elke.
(b) The king.
(c) The miller.
(d) Saskia.

5. What is the title of Part 3 of the novel?
(a) "Spinners".
(b) "Saskia and the Miller".
(c) "The tailor".
(d) "Yarn".

Short Answer Questions

1. What will the tailor do to satisfy the young maiden's father's doubts?

2. Who does the tailor ask many questions to in Chapter 13?

3. Why does Saskia do whatever she can to make the king love her in Chapter 23?

4. What does she plan to do to fulfill her promise to herself in Chapter 12?

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

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