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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. How does the protagonist live her life in Chapter 1?
(a) By taking what she can and working where she can.
(b) By moving from place to place and meeting lots of friends.
(c) By sleeping a lot.
(d) By learning as much as she can.

2. What is there an abundance of in Chapter 4?
(a) Milk.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Ale.
(d) Bread.

3. What does Beetle give to the cat sometimes in Chapter 2?
(a) Something soft to sleep on.
(b) Some of her food.
(c) Some ale.
(d) Some insects.

4. What is the protagonist sure of about her family?
(a) She has a brother somewhere.
(b) She never had a family.
(c) Her family deserted her.
(d) She must have had a mother.

5. Who is married with thirteen children in Chapter 4?
(a) The mason.
(b) The butcher.
(c) The baker.
(d) The doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the comb, what was the only thing that Beetle had ever owned?

2. What do the boys in the village call the protagonist in Chapter 1?

3. Why is the midwife's attitude tolerated by the villagers?

4. Where does Beetle often sit while a birth is taking place?

5. How does Beetle surprise herself in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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