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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. Why does Jane need to go to the fair?
(a) To meet an expectant mother.
(b) To deliver a letter for Jane.
(c) To have some fun.
(d) To replenish her stock.

2. How would one describe the midwife?
(a) Mean and violent.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Shy.
(d) Stern.

3. What name does Will first call Alyce after she saves him?
(a) Dung Beetle.
(b) Bug.
(c) Beetle.
(d) Brat.

4. What does the protagonist not do while she sleeps?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Drools.
(c) Grinds her teeth.
(d) Snores.

5. How does Beetle surprise herself in Chapter 3?
(a) By becoming emotional during a birth.
(b) By knowing what supplies are needed for the birth.
(c) By realizing that she one days wants a child of her own.
(d) By talking back to the midwife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Will observe about Alyce in Chapter 6?

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

4. What do Will's friends do when he falls in the water in Chapter 6?

5. Before the comb, what was the only thing that Beetle had ever owned?

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