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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Six, The Naming.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beetle realize about giving birth?
(a) It is the grossest thing she has ever witnessed.
(b) It looks easier than it probably is.
(c) It is as much hard work, or more, than brewing teas or potions.
(d) It is not as painful as loneliness.

2. In what manner does the midwife deal with the expectant mothers?
(a) In a friendly way.
(b) In a gruff way.
(c) In a calm and soothing manner.
(d) In an indifferent manner.

3. What do Will's friends do when he falls in the water in Chapter 6?
(a) They panic and leave.
(b) They laugh and point.
(c) They run to get an adult.
(d) They help him out of the water.

4. How many children has the midwife had?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Seven.
(d) Six.

5. How does the protagonist live her life in Chapter 1?
(a) By sleeping a lot.
(b) By taking what she can and working where she can.
(c) By moving from place to place and meeting lots of friends.
(d) By learning as much as she can.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her dream in Chapter 6, who calls Alyce by her name?

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

3. What does the woman call the protagonist by the end of Chapter 1?

4. Where does the protagonist burrow to keep warm in Chapter 1?

5. What does Alyce do when the village boys call her Beetle in Chapter 6?

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