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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 Beetle call the miller's wife a cow?
(a) Beetle admires the miller's wife and calls her a cow as a compliment.
(b) The miller's wife stole her eggs.
(c) It is what she has heard Jane do in such circumstances.
(d) The miller's wife was mean to the cat.

2. Where does Beetle take the cat after saving it in Chapter 2?
(a) To the side of the river to clean.
(b) To the dung heap.
(c) To the forest.
(d) To an abandoned shed.

3. Who stops the boys in the village from taunting the protagonist in Chapter 1?
(a) An old lady gardening nearby.
(b) A young, pretty woman.
(c) A woman of average age and looks.
(d) The preacher's wife.

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

5. Where does the protagonist burrow to keep warm in Chapter 1?
(a) A hay stack.
(b) A dung heap.
(c) In a pile of leaves.
(d) In a deserted shed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the midwife's attitude tolerated by the villagers?

2. Who does Beetle see Jane hugging and kissing?

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

4. What is the only name that the protagonist is known by when the novel begins?

5. What is the midwife's name?

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