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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Midwife.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Beetle surprise herself in Chapter 3?
(a) By talking back to the midwife.
(b) By becoming emotional during a birth.
(c) By realizing that she one days wants a child of her own.
(d) By knowing what supplies are needed for the birth.

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

3. What is said about the midwife's hands?
(a) They have very long finger nails.
(b) They shake a lot.
(c) She is missing two fingers.
(d) They are strong and clean.

4. Where does Beetle often sit while a birth is taking place?
(a) In a cupboard.
(b) Under a table.
(c) In the outhouse.
(d) Outside.

5. How many children has the midwife had?
(a) Seven.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the midwife's name?

3. How would one describe the midwife?

4. What does Beetle tell the cat about at the end of Chapter 2?

5. What does Beetle see the cat doing when she sees it alive and well again for the first time after saving it?

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