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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do the villagers comment on Alyce's insanity in Chapter 6?
(a) They see her talking to the cat.
(b) Her hair is disheveled and she walks around without shoes.
(c) She never talks to other humans.
(d) She is always whistling and singing for no reason.

3. What is said about the midwife's hands?
(a) They are strong and clean.
(b) She is missing two fingers.
(c) They have very long finger nails.
(d) They shake a lot.

4. Whom does the King marry in Alyce's dream in Chapter 6?
(a) The miller's daughter.
(b) Alice.
(c) The midwife.
(d) Her mother.

5. What is the protagonist sure of about her family?
(a) She has a brother somewhere.
(b) She never had a family.
(c) Her family deserted her.
(d) She must have had a mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the cat that Beetle watches?

2. What does Beetle give to the cat sometimes in Chapter 2?

3. What name does Beetle decide to give herself in Chapter 5?

4. What name is given to the cat in Chapter 6?

5. What does Will teach Alyce to do in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the villagers dislike about Jane?

2. In Chapter 7, what do the 'Devil's footprints' lead the villagers to on Old North Road?

3. What does Beetle say to the injured cat when she takes it from the sack in Chapter 2?

4. Where does Beetle take the injured cat to recover in Chapter 2? After it is recovered, what does she tell the cat about?

5. What does Brat do for the woman in Chapter 1, and what does she receive in return?

6. What happens when the village boys chase Alyce in Chapter 6?

7. What does Will tell Alyce after she rescues him from the river?

8. What item catches Beetle's eye at the fair?

9. Why is Beetle able to enjoy the fair so much in Chapter 5?

10. What is discovered in the village one morning in Chapter 7?

(see the answer keys)

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