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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 king ask Saskia in Chapter 21?

2. What does Saskia not realize about the item she gives the tailor in Chapter 17?

3. Who is not impressed when he inspects Saskia's yarns in Chapter 15?

4. What does the person who overhears Saskia's conversation in Chapter 31 tell Saskia?

5. Why does the tailor plan to leave the village for a year in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the miller lie about what Saskia can do with the yarn in Chapter 15?

2. What makes Saskia frightened in Chapter 24?

3. What does the tailor do when Elke tells him about Saskia's situation in Chapter 17?

4. How does the novel "Spinners" end?

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

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

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

8. What offends the tailor in Chapter 20?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some examples of secrets in the novel? How do these secrets impact the central characters? How do these secrets impact the novel's pace and tone?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the character Saskia. What are her defining character traits? Discuss her relationships with her father, the king, Dagmar and the miller.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the setting of the novel. In what way is the setting an important aspect of this story? How do the different settings in the novel contrast with one another?

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