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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. Where does the king take Saskia when they meet on the road in Chapter 22?
(a) Back to his castle.
(b) To the tailor's cottage.
(c) To her father's house.
(d) To Dagmar's house.

2. Where does Saskia run away to in Chapter 22?
(a) Her grandmother's house.
(b) Dagmar's family.
(c) The tailor's home.
(d) Elke's family cottage.

3. How does Dagmar feel about Saskia's pregnancy?
(a) She is indifferent.
(b) She is jealous.
(c) She is thrilled.
(d) She is scared.

4. Why is Saskia angry with the king in Chapter 21?
(a) Because he laughed at her in public.
(b) Because he put down Dagmar and her family.
(c) Because he threatened to kill her.
(d) Because he has exiled her father.

5. How does the tailor react to Saskia during the first night in Chapter 30?
(a) He is shamed by her.
(b) He is disappointed by her.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He applauds her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Saskia discuss certain things with the miller in Chapter 31?

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

3. What is the tailor focused on in Chapter 24?

4. What does the tailor do while spinning in Chapter 17?

5. Who can Saskia not stop thinking about in Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the king do to Saskia when her father tells him about the gold straw in Chapter 16?

2. What does the tailor do to Saskia in Chapter 33?

3. How does Saskia try to convince the tailor to let her keep her child in Chapter 29?

4. What does Saskia do to make herself less lonely in Chapter 23?

5. What does the tailor do in anticipation of his grandchild in Chapter 32?

6. What does the tailor do in anticipation of the arrival of his grandchild in Chapter 26?

7. What happens when Saskia needs the tailors help in Chapter 19?

8. Why does Saskia run away from home in Chapter 22?

9. Why does the king ask Saskia to marry him in Chapter 21? How does she reply to his proposal?

10. What does the tailor ask Saskia for in Chapter 20?

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