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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the tailor come to believe about Elke in Chapter 11?
(a) She has feelings for him.
(b) She is older than she says she is.
(c) She is romantically linked to the King.
(d) She is hiding something.

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

3. What does Elke bring to the tailor in Chapter 11?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A new spinning wheel.
(c) Her favorite book.
(d) A skein of yarn.

4. When does Saskia plan on fulfilling her promise to herself at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) As quickly as possible.
(b) Before her father dies.
(c) Within the next month sometime.
(d) Eventually.

5. What does Saskia discuss with her friend in Chapter 5?
(a) The idea that if her father shaved he could attract a new wife.
(b) That her uncle is greedy and spiteful.
(c) That her brother is a prude and she dislikes him.
(d) That her grandfather is very religious and will never allow her to marry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the tailor try to sell in Chapter 8?

2. Who is the author of "Spinners"?

3. Who is Elke?

4. Who comes across the tailor in Chapter 7?

5. What happens when the tailor tries to return the item to the old woman in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the end of Chapter 4?

2. Who does the tailor meet along the side of the road in Chapter 7 and what does he ask them for?

3. What does Saskia's father do while she is spinning threads in Chapter 12?

4. What does the tailor discover when he returns home in Chapter 8?

5. Why does the tailor approach the local spinner in Chapter 2?

6. Why doesn't the young maiden's father want the tailor to marry his daughter?

7. What does Saskia promise herself at the end of Chapter 12?

8. What does Elke bring the tailor in Chapter 11?

9. Why does the tailor want Saskia's spinner in Chapter 11?

10. Who is Elke?

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