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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Beetle call the miller's wife a cow?
(a) The miller's wife stole her eggs.
(b) Beetle admires the miller's wife and calls her a cow as a compliment.
(c) It is what she has heard Jane do in such circumstances.
(d) The miller's wife was mean to the cat.

2. Who stops the boys in the village from taunting the protagonist in Chapter 1?
(a) An old lady gardening nearby.
(b) The preacher's wife.
(c) A woman of average age and looks.
(d) A young, pretty woman.

3. What does Beetle watch the cat do?
(a) Lie in the sun and groom itself.
(b) Hunt a mouse.
(c) Play with another cat.
(d) Drink from a stream.

4. Why is the midwife's attitude tolerated by the villagers?
(a) She is needed.
(b) She scares the villagers.
(c) She has saved many lives.
(d) She grew up with the other villagers so they are like family.

5. What does Beetle have to deliver to the manor dairy?
(a) A powder.
(b) A lotion.
(c) A sauce.
(d) A balm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the protagonist sure of about her family?

2. What is the midwife's name?

3. How does the protagonist live her life in Chapter 1?

4. How many days pass before Beetle sees the cat alive and well again in Chapter 2?

5. What does Beetle take to the cat at the end of Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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