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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Connie's profession?

2. What time of day did Sibyl expect to deliver Charlotte's baby?

3. How did Connie feel about her mother's chances after first meeting Stephen?

4. What did Connie think of Stephen when she first met him?

5. What struck Connie about her mother when she saw her for the first time after learning of Charlotte's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Sibyl's first experience with childbirth influence her decision to become a midwife?

2. Why did Connie spend a lot of her time riding her best friend's horse?

3. Why was Anne's claim that Charlotte bled in an arch when Sibyl cut into her significant?

4. Why was Connie so upset when the jury returned to the courtroom?

5. Why didn't anyone notice that there was an ice storm outside during Charlotte's labor?

6. What was Rand's reaction when Sibyl decided to provide the officer with a signed statement?

7. How did Asa react to Sibyl's decision to perform a C-section?

8. How did Stephen Hastings describe Charlotte's death?

9. How did Connie first hear about Charlotte's death?

10. What did Sibyl expect from Charlotte's birth experience when she first got there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What point-of-view is the story told in? Why did the author choose this point-of-view? Is the use of this point-of-view successful or might another have worked better? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why is Sibyl charged with manslaughter? How does Charlotte's death fit the definition of manslaughter? What defense does Stephen Hastings use? Is his defense reasonable? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How is the theme of science vs. nature exemplified in Midwives? How is science represented? How is nature represented? What events and relationships show the conflict between the two?

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