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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, The Boy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alyce do to help Will in Chapter 6?
(a) She shifts a tree limb so he can grab onto it.
(b) She throws a log into the water for him to lean on.
(c) She hangs down from the tree branch and lifts him up.
(d) She swims into the water and pulls him out.

2. Why does Beetle grow suspicious of Jane's actions in Chapter 4?
(a) Jane often sneaks out at odd hours of the night.
(b) Jane always returns home very happy.
(c) Jane looks nervous everytime she tells Beetle where she is going.
(d) Jane doesn't do the chores she says she is leaving to do.

3. What do Will's friends do when he falls in the water in Chapter 6?
(a) They help him out of the water.
(b) They panic and leave.
(c) They run to get an adult.
(d) They laugh and point.

4. What does Alyce tell Purr about at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) The birth she helped Will with.
(b) The changing weather.
(c) Her friendship with Jane.
(d) Her past.

5. What does Alyce believe of the boy's new plan in Chapter 10?
(a) It will ensure that he is fed and housed everyday.
(b) It will teach him how to behave in public.
(c) It will be easier than sleeping with the cows in the village.
(d) It will allow them to be friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom is Alyce visiting when she discovers a boy sleeping in some hay?

2. What shift takes place that Jane does not notice?

3. What does Will observe about Alyce in Chapter 6?

4. Whom does Alyce tell the boy to use as a reference in Chapter 10?

5. Why does Alyce decide that the cat should have a name in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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