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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Midwife.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the protagonist not do while she sleeps?
(a) Snores.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Grinds her teeth.
(d) Drools.

2. What do the boys in the village call the protagonist in Chapter 1?
(a) Piggy.
(b) Grubby Girl.
(c) Stinky Face.
(d) Dung Beetle.

3. What is the only name that the protagonist is known by when the novel begins?
(a) Bug.
(b) Dummy.
(c) Brat.
(d) Grub.

4. What does Beetle give to the cat sometimes in Chapter 2?
(a) Some of her food.
(b) Some ale.
(c) Something soft to sleep on.
(d) Some insects.

5. Who is Kate?
(a) The weaver's daughter.
(b) The miller's daughter.
(c) The bricklayer's daughter.
(d) The baker's daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what manner does the midwife deal with the expectant mothers?

2. Where does Beetle often sit while a birth is taking place?

3. What is said about the midwife's hands?

4. Where does Beetle take the cat after saving it in Chapter 2?

5. Where does the protagonist burrow to keep warm in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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