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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 do the villagers comment on Alyce's insanity in Chapter 6?
(a) They see her talking to the cat.
(b) She never talks to other humans.
(c) Her hair is disheveled and she walks around without shoes.
(d) She is always whistling and singing for no reason.

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

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

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

5. What is there an abundance of in Chapter 4?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Bread.
(c) Ale.
(d) Milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beetle have to deliver to the manor dairy?

2. What does the cat do in Alyce's dream in Chapter 6?

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

4. Why does Jane slap the miller's wife in Chapter 4?

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

(see the answer key)

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