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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Twins.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Beetle feel about owning the comb?
(a) She is scared.
(b) She is amazed.
(c) She is curious.
(d) She is indifferent.

2. Who stops the boys in the village from taunting the protagonist in Chapter 1?
(a) A woman of average age and looks.
(b) A young, pretty woman.
(c) The preacher's wife.
(d) An old lady gardening nearby.

3. What is the name of the road where the tracks are supposed to have been seen in Chapter 7?
(a) Old North Road.
(b) Old West Court.
(c) Old East Lane.
(d) Old South Bend.

4. What does Will observe about Alyce in Chapter 6?
(a) She is strange.
(b) She is brave.
(c) She is scared.
(d) She is stubborn.

5. What does Beetle see the cat doing when she sees it alive and well again for the first time after saving it?
(a) Chasing a grasshopper.
(b) Grooming itself while sitting on the fence.
(c) Eating a small fish.
(d) Basking in the sunlight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the merchant tell Beetle when he gives her the comb for free?

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

3. What does Gilbert Gray-Head teach Alyce in Chapter 7?

4. What does Beetle tell the cat about at the end of Chapter 2?

5. What is carved on the comb that Beetle admires?

(see the answer key)

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