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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the entire village want Saskia to do for them in Chapter 22?
(a) Tell them about the king.
(b) Spin straw into gold.
(c) Sing in the semi-annual play.
(d) Introduce them to the king.

2. What does Elke finally tell the tailor in Chapter 24?
(a) She tells him that he has to move out of his cottage.
(b) She tells him how she feels for him.
(c) She tells him that Saskia knows about him.
(d) She tells him that Saskia is pregnant.

3. What is the title of Part 4 of the novel?
(a) "Gold".
(b) "The King".
(c) "Yarn".
(d) "Saskia's Dilemma".

4. What does Saskia have her guards do in Chapter 31?
(a) Follow Elke.
(b) Watch the tailor and figure out his name.
(c) Kill the tailor.
(d) Arrest the tailor.

5. What happens that Saskia hoped would not in Chapter 29?
(a) The miller dies.
(b) She becomes pregnant again.
(c) The tailor shows up for her firstborn.
(d) Dagmar resigns.

6. What does the tailor do while spinning in Chapter 17?
(a) He coughs.
(b) He cries.
(c) He sings.
(d) He watches Saskia.

7. What does Saskia not realize about the item she gives the tailor in Chapter 17?
(a) The tailor hates anything symbolizing love, such as a ring.
(b) The tailor cannot read it.
(c) The tailor gave it to her mother years ago.
(d) It is worthless to the tailor.

8. Who is not impressed when he inspects Saskia's yarns in Chapter 15?
(a) The miller.
(b) The king.
(c) Dagmar's brother.
(d) The tailor.

9. What does Saskia mistakenly believe the tailor wants from her in Chapter 20?
(a) The gold straw.
(b) Her necklace.
(c) Her child.
(d) Sex.

10. What is the title of Part 6 of the novel?
(a) "Days".
(b) "Names".
(c) "Feast".
(d) "Memories".

11. What does the tailor plan to do after completing his preparations in Chapter 32?
(a) Leave the village.
(b) Kidnap Saskia.
(c) Take the child.
(d) Marry Elke.

12. What position does Saskia give Dagmar and Dagmar's husband at the castle?
(a) Royal groundskeepers.
(b) Royal bakers.
(c) Royal seamstress and tailor.
(d) Royal court jesters.

13. What does the king do to Saskia in Chapter 16?
(a) Locks her in a small room.
(b) Marries her.
(c) Tortures her father in front of her.
(d) Exiles her.

14. What does the person who overhears Saskia's conversation in Chapter 31 tell Saskia?
(a) That the tailor lives in the woods and Elke is the only visitor there.
(b) That her mother was a beautiful woman.
(c) That she makes the court life more fun.
(d) That the king is very scary and she should not speak of him negatively.

15. What does Saskia do when the tailor arrives in Chapter 33?
(a) She smiles and snaps her fingers.
(b) She asks him many questions.
(c) She pretends to be sad.
(d) She laughs at him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is so unique about Saskia's yarn?

2. What does Saskia beg for in Chapter 29?

3. What has brought Saskia and Dagmar closer together in Chapter 14?

4. What is special about what Saskia has to accomplish in Chapter 29?

5. What does the king do after seeing Saskia's work in Chapter 19?

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