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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Twins.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shift takes place that Jane does not notice?
(a) The season changes from spring to summer.
(b) The villagers begin to ask Alyce questions instead of Jane.
(c) The villagers begin to distrust Jane.
(d) Jane becomes increasingly tired, and this begins to affect her duties.

2. Who owns the cow that gives birth in Chapter 7?
(a) Roger Mustard.
(b) Roger Catsup.
(c) Roger Mayo.
(d) Roger Relish.

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

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

5. What does Beetle give to the cat sometimes in Chapter 2?
(a) Something soft to sleep on.
(b) Some insects.
(c) Some ale.
(d) Some of her food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alyce decide that the cat should have a name in Chapter 6?

2. What is the name of the road where the tracks are supposed to have been seen in Chapter 7?

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

4. Where do the tracks lead the second time in Chapter 7?

5. Why does Beetle become fearful of the miller's wife in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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