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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the tailor have to prove himself to the young maiden's father?
(a) By the end of the month.
(b) Three months.
(c) A year.
(d) Six months.

2. What happens to the tailor's leg in Chapter 2?
(a) He has it tattooed.
(b) He cuts his leg on a saw.
(c) A large rock falls on his leg.
(d) It cramps and does not straighten again.

3. How regularly does Elke visit the tailor in Chapter 11?
(a) Rarely.
(b) Often.
(c) Occasionally.
(d) Every day.

4. What does the tailor buy from the farmer in Chapter 1?
(a) Straw.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Milk.
(d) Eggs.

5. What is the title of Part 2?
(a) "Survival".
(b) "The Past and the Present".
(c) "Generations".
(d) "Wishful Thinking".

6. What does the tailor tell the young maiden and her father about his leg in Chapter 3?
(a) The cut will never heal.
(b) The cramp will go away.
(c) The tattoo is a symbol of his love.
(d) The broken bone will not heal properly.

7. What does the miller encourage Saskia to do in Chapter 12?
(a) Trade wheels with the tailor.
(b) Leave home.
(c) Go to school.
(d) Get along with the tailor.

8. Why does Elke bring this object to the tailor in Chapter 11?
(a) He could use new supplies.
(b) He often complains of being cold.
(c) She wants to share some of her favorite things with him.
(d) She thinks he would enjoy its beauty.

9. Who catches the tailor in Chapter 1?
(a) The tailor's father.
(b) The baker.
(c) The farmer.
(d) The maiden's brother.

10. What does the tailor discover about his sister-in-law in Chapter 8?
(a) She has died.
(b) She has remarried.
(c) She has given birth to four children.
(d) She is dying.

11. Why does this happen to the tailor's leg in Chapter 2?
(a) He had been working very hard.
(b) He had been climbing in the woods.
(c) He had been building a table for his house.
(d) He wanted to declare his love for the young maiden.

12. What does Saskia's father discover that shocks him in Chapter 10?
(a) A stash of gold coins in his attic.
(b) His cellar is nearly empty of gin.
(c) His daughter becomes interested in boys.
(d) He finds a gray hair on his head.

13. Why does Saskia have to sell these things in Chapter 6?
(a) To survive.
(b) To make money to buy a new dress.
(c) As a favor to her neighbor.
(d) So the items do not spoil.

14. What is Saskia unable to resist doing in Chapter 12?
(a) Spinning a small number of threads on the tailor's wheel.
(b) Spying on the tailor.
(c) Skimming through a school book.
(d) Stealing money from her father.

15. Who is the author of "Spinners"?
(a) John Boyne.
(b) Cassandra Claire.
(c) L J Smith.
(d) Donna Jo Napoli.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Saskia plan on fulfilling her promise to herself at the end of Chapter 12?

2. Where does Elke visit the tailor in Chapter 11?

3. What does the tailor give to the young maiden in Chapter 4?

4. What does Saskia start to help Dagmar's mother do in Chapter 9?

5. What does the tailor set out to prove to the young maiden's father in Chapter 1?

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