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

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

3. What does Beetle realize about giving birth?
(a) It is not as painful as loneliness.
(b) It looks easier than it probably is.
(c) It is the grossest thing she has ever witnessed.
(d) It is as much hard work, or more, than brewing teas or potions.

4. In what does Beetle see her reflection in Chapter 5?
(a) A horse's trough.
(b) A mirror.
(c) A well.
(d) The lake.

5. According to Beetle, why is the midwife's surname Sharp?
(a) She has a piercing voice.
(b) She has a pointed nose and sharp features.
(c) She is quick-witted.
(d) She always brings knives with her in case she needs to perform a surgery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a man ask Beetle to do when he believes she is someone else in Chapter 5?

2. How many children has the midwife had?

3. Why does Jane slap the miller's wife in Chapter 4?

4. What color is the cat that Beetle watches?

5. What is said about the midwife's hands?

(see the answer key)

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