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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 many days pass before Beetle sees the cat alive and well again in Chapter 2?
(a) Two days.
(b) Four days.
(c) Eight days.
(d) Five days.

2. Who is Kate?
(a) The miller's daughter.
(b) The baker's daughter.
(c) The weaver's daughter.
(d) The bricklayer's daughter.

3. What does the woman call the protagonist by the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Beetle.
(b) Amy.
(c) Pipsqueak.
(d) Girly.

4. What does the protagonist ask the woman for in Chapter 1?
(a) Some new clothes.
(b) A small bit of food.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A bath.

5. What is the only name that the protagonist is known by when the novel begins?
(a) Brat.
(b) Bug.
(c) Dummy.
(d) Grub.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Beetle surprise herself in Chapter 3?

3. What does Beetle give to the cat sometimes in Chapter 2?

4. What does the woman give the protagonist after doing chores all day?

5. Why does Beetle curse the cat in Chapter 2?

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