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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the tailor sitting at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) In a church.
(b) In a field.
(c) In a pub.
(d) The side of the road.

2. Where are the young maiden and the tailor at the beginning of the story?
(a) Swimming in a pond.
(b) In the young maiden's house.
(c) In a farmer's barn.
(d) In an abandoned shed.

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

4. What is the title of Part 1 of the novel?
(a) Sisterly Love.
(b) Young Love.
(c) Love Gone Wrong.
(d) First Love.

5. What is the young maiden's father's concern in Chapter 1?
(a) That he will lose his business.
(b) That the young maiden will run away.
(c) That the crops will spoil.
(d) That the tailor cannot provide the life he wants for his daughter.

6. What does the tailor insist Elke do in Chapter 11?
(a) Contact Saskia.
(b) Find him a new place to live.
(c) Introduce him to the king.
(d) Never visit him again.

7. Why does the tailor leave his new home at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) He realizes that he does not believe in God.
(b) He finds that the pub life is not for him.
(c) He finds that the vagrants have stolen from him.
(d) He learns that the father and son plan to take a trip without him.

8. What happens when the tailor tries to return the item to the old woman in Chapter 3?
(a) She cries on his shoulders.
(b) She thanks him with a feast.
(c) She does not want it back.
(d) She notices that it is broken.

9. What does the tailor try to do with yarn in Chapter 2?
(a) Make a nice new suit for himself.
(b) Make a baby's dress.
(c) Make the maiden a temporary ring.
(d) Spin it to look like gold.

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

11. What happens as the young maiden tries to help the tailor's leg in Chapter 3?
(a) The broken bone shifts and causes more pain.
(b) The cramp gets worse.
(c) The cut becomes infected.
(d) The tattoo becomes infected.

12. Why does Saskia's father refuse to get out of bed in Chapter 6?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is depressed.
(c) He is sick.
(d) He is confused.

13. What does Saskia have to sell in Chapter 6?
(a) Candles and wax.
(b) Poultry and eggs.
(c) Garments.
(d) Herbs and vegetables.

14. Who is Saskia?
(a) The miller's granddaughter.
(b) The miller's niece.
(c) The miller's daughter.
(d) The miller's sister.

15. How does Saskia react when her father takes something away from her in Chapter 12?
(a) She cries violently.
(b) She does not seem to care.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She runs away momentarily.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Saskia accidentally cut her father's cheek?

2. Of whom does the tailor ask questions about in Chapter 13?

3. Who is the author of "Spinners"?

4. What does Elke tell the tailor about the person who made the object in Chapter 11?

5. Why does Elke bring this object to the tailor in Chapter 11?

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