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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Miller's Wife.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jane slap the miller's wife in Chapter 4?
(a) To teach Beetle what to do in such a circumstance.
(b) To express her anger.
(c) To kill a bug.
(d) To stop her from screaming.

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

3. Why does Beetle curse the cat in Chapter 2?
(a) The cat growled and hissed at Beetle.
(b) She has never heard any kind words before, so she doesn't know any.
(c) Beetle is in a bad mood and takes it out on the cat.
(d) The cat scratched her hand.

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

5. What does Beetle see the cat doing when she sees it alive and well again for the first time after saving it?
(a) Eating a small fish.
(b) Chasing a grasshopper.
(c) Grooming itself while sitting on the fence.
(d) Basking in the sunlight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Kate?

2. How would one describe the midwife?

3. Why does Beetle become fearful of the miller's wife in Chapter 4?

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

5. How many children has the midwife had?

(see the answer key)

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