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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 is the only name that the protagonist is known by when the novel begins?
(a) Dummy.
(b) Brat.
(c) Grub.
(d) Bug.

2. What does Beetle take to the cat at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Some chicken scraps.
(b) Some cheese.
(c) A basket to sleep in.
(d) Some ale.

3. How many days pass before Beetle sees the cat alive and well again in Chapter 2?
(a) Two days.
(b) Five days.
(c) Eight days.
(d) Four days.

4. Why does the midwife sometimes refuse to help an expectant mother?
(a) If the mother is carrying a child out of wedlock.
(b) If she is too tired.
(c) If the mother has hurt or betrayed her in the past.
(d) If she will not be paid for her services.

5. What is the midwife's name?
(a) Betsy.
(b) Carol.
(c) Jane.
(d) Anna.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where do the boys in the village toss the sack in Chapter 2?

4. What is there an abundance of in Chapter 4?

5. Who stops the boys in the village from taunting the protagonist in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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