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The Midwife's Apprentice Study Guide

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1. Does Alyce have a moral right to take revenge on those who have humiliated her? If so, to what degree? Is it ever right to take personal vengeance in the modern world? If so, in what circumstances and under what conditions?

2. Should Alyce protest the sharp practices, if not outright cheating, of the innkeeper's wife? Should Alyce try to deal honestly with the customers despite the example set by Jennet? Is Jennet's justification of her adulterated trade a good one? Would we today except this explanation for goods or services purchased that were intentionally shorted by the seller?

3. Does the midwife have any moral obligation to help those mothers-to-be who cannot pay her fees? How does her attitude compare to the attitudes of today's health practioners and caregivers? How do modern.....

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The Midwife's Apprentice from Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction and Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.

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