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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, The Boy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days pass before Beetle sees the cat alive and well again in Chapter 2?
(a) Two days.
(b) Four days.
(c) Eight days.
(d) Five days.

2. Where does Beetle take the cat after saving it in Chapter 2?
(a) To the forest.
(b) To the side of the river to clean.
(c) To the dung heap.
(d) To an abandoned shed.

3. Whom is Alyce visiting when she discovers a boy sleeping in some hay?
(a) The baker.
(b) Lady Agnes.
(c) Joan.
(d) Tansy.

4. Why does Beetle grow suspicious of Jane's actions in Chapter 4?
(a) Jane looks nervous everytime she tells Beetle where she is going.
(b) Jane often sneaks out at odd hours of the night.
(c) Jane doesn't do the chores she says she is leaving to do.
(d) Jane always returns home very happy.

5. Why is the title of Chapter 8 "The Twins"?
(a) A cow gives birth to two calves.
(b) Twin girls move to the village and befriend Alyce.
(c) The cat follows Alyce around everywhere she goes.
(d) Alyce begins to mimic everything Jane does.

Short Answer Questions

1. What season is it in Chapter 4?

2. Who is married with thirteen children in Chapter 4?

3. Where do the boys in the village toss the sack in Chapter 2?

4. Why does Alyce give Jane all of the payments she receives?

5. Whom does the boy decide to name himself after when he discovers that 'Alyce' is a girl's name?

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