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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 season is it in Chapter 4?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

2. According to Beetle, why is the midwife's surname Sharp?
(a) She has a piercing voice.
(b) She always brings knives with her in case she needs to perform a surgery.
(c) She has a pointed nose and sharp features.
(d) She is quick-witted.

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

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

5. What does Beetle place near the cat before leaving in Chapter 2?
(a) A fish.
(b) Some milk.
(c) A blanket.
(d) Some cheese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the protagonist ask the woman for in Chapter 1?

2. What color is the cat that Beetle watches?

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

4. Why does Beetle grow suspicious of Jane's actions in Chapter 4?

5. What does Beetle realize about giving birth?

(see the answer key)

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