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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. What does Beetle give to the cat sometimes in Chapter 2?
(a) Some insects.
(b) Something soft to sleep on.
(c) Some of her food.
(d) Some ale.

2. What is there an abundance of in Chapter 4?
(a) Bread.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Ale.
(d) Milk.

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

4. Why does Beetle become fearful of the miller's wife in Chapter 4?
(a) The miller's wife becomes very drunk.
(b) The miller's wife laughs loudly at everyone who comes near.
(c) The miller's wife begins shouting and throwing things.
(d) The miller's wife cries whenever her husband enters the room.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Kate?

2. What does Beetle place near the cat before leaving in Chapter 2?

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

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

5. Why does the midwife sometimes refuse to help an expectant mother?

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