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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 Saskia mistakenly believe the tailor wants from her in Chapter 20?

2. Why does Saskia ask the miller to be watched in Chapter 25?

3. What is the title of Part 5 of the novel?

4. How many chances does the tailor give Saskia in Chapter 29?

5. Who does Saskia ask the guard and head servant to keep an eye out for in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the tailor do for Saskia in Chapter 18?

4. What does the tailor anticipate in Chapter 32?

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

6. What does the miller tell the King that his wife once told him in Chapter 15?

7. Why does Saskia run away from Dagmar's home in Chapter 22?

8. What happens on the first night in Chapter 30?

9. What offends the tailor in Chapter 20?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss conflict in the novel "Spinners". Who is in conflict with whom and why? How do these conflicts alter or influence the plot and the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Who are they and what are their defining character traits? How are they related to either Saskia or the tailor? What are their roles in the novel?

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