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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beetle tell the cat about at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Her life as she knows it.
(b) Her favorite things.
(c) The seasons.
(d) The other animals she has met along the way.

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

3. Where do the boys in the village toss the sack in Chapter 2?
(a) Into the stream.
(b) Down a hill.
(c) Over a small cliff.
(d) In a tree.

4. What is Beetle sure of when she returns to the cottage in Chapter 4?
(a) A storm is moving in.
(b) She will be punished.
(c) Jane has a surprise for her.
(d) Someone has been in trhe cottage while she was away.

5. How would one describe the midwife?
(a) Shy.
(b) Mean and violent.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Stern.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the woman call the protagonist by the end of Chapter 1?

3. What is the name of the fair that Beetle goes to in Chapter 5?

4. Why does Jane need to go to the fair?

5. Who stops the boys in the village from taunting the protagonist in Chapter 1?

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