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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the tailor agree to give to the passersby?

3. What does the miller encourage Saskia to do in Chapter 12?

4. What happens to the tailor's leg in Chapter 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Saskia have to do when her father becomes depressed?

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

3. What happens when the tailor tries spinning with straw in Chapter 2?

4. Why doesn't the tailor invite Elke inside his house in Chapter 11?

5. Why doesn't Saskia want to trade wheels with Elke in Chapter 12?

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

7. What happens at the end of Chapter 4?

8. What does Saskia learn in Chapter 9?

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

10. How does the tailor try to convince the father of the young maiden that he is worthy of his daughter in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of love and romance in the novel. Who are some couples in love in the novel? Who marries for love? Who does not? What role does romantic love play in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the conclusion of the novel. Are there any surprises at the end of the novel? Are there any unanswered questions? Did you enjoy the novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of separation in the novel. Who is the tailor separated from throughout the novel? How does this impact his character? Who is Saskia separated from? How does she feel when her birth secret is revealed? Does she feel a sense of loss to know that she has been separated from her birth father her whole life? Why or why not?

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