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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 have to deliver to the manor dairy?
(a) A powder.
(b) A balm.
(c) A sauce.
(d) A lotion.

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

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

4. What does Beetle tell the cat about at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) The seasons.
(b) The other animals she has met along the way.
(c) Her favorite things.
(d) Her life as she knows it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beetle see the cat doing when she sees it alive and well again for the first time after saving it?

2. According to Beetle, why is the midwife's surname Sharp?

3. What does the woman tell the protagonist about beggars in Chapter 1?

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

5. Why doesn't Beetle mind it when Jane calls her names in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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