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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. What color is the cat that Beetle watches?
(a) White.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Orange.

2. What does the woman tell the protagonist about beggars in Chapter 1?
(a) They are just as deserving as everyone else.
(b) They are sad.
(c) They are scary.
(d) They are not welcome in the village.

3. What does a man ask Beetle to do when he believes she is someone else in Chapter 5?
(a) Serve him his ale.
(b) Read his racing slip.
(c) Clean his horse.
(d) Milk his cow.

4. Why does Jane need to go to the fair?
(a) To meet an expectant mother.
(b) To replenish her stock.
(c) To deliver a letter for Jane.
(d) To have some fun.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who stops the boys in the village from taunting the protagonist in Chapter 1?

3. How does Beetle surprise herself in Chapter 3?

4. Why does Beetle fall out of a tree in Chapter 4?

5. How does Jane break her ankle in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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