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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. Where did Connie hope to find Tom on the day her mother told her to make her own dinner because she'd be with a client?

2. In the prologue, what was Connie doing when the jury returned to the courtroom?

3. What holiday is it when Charlotte first asks Connie about Sibyl's profession?

4. What time was Charlotte ready to begin pushing?

5. What is the name of the Bedfords' son?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What effect did Sibyl's job have on Connie and Rand's relationship?

3. How did the hippie movement, of which Sibyl became a part, influence her decision to become a midwife?

4. Why did other people find the words that Connie used as a child strange and uncomfortable?

5. Why was Sibyl's appearance after Charlotte's death shocking to Connie?

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

7. Why did Sibyl ask Asa to bring her a sharp knife?

8. What events occurred that prevented Sibyl from getting Charlotte the medical help she needed?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss symbolism in Midwives. What symbols are present in the novel? What does each stand for?

Essay Topic 2

What is Hastings' relationship with Sibyl like? What does he do that reveals he has stronger feelings for Sibyl? Why are his feelings toward Sibyl important? How do they affect the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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