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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the midwife's attitude tolerated by the villagers?
(a) She grew up with the other villagers so they are like family.
(b) She is needed.
(c) She has saved many lives.
(d) She scares the villagers.

2. What does the merchant tell Beetle when he gives her the comb for free?
(a) The comb will break if she tries to use it in her hair.
(b) She is obviously not the type of girl to use a comb.
(c) She should use it to attract Will.
(d) To use it on her curls, and she will have a lover before nightfall.

3. What does Will teach Alyce to do in Chapter 8?
(a) How to thank someone.
(b) How to pray.
(c) How to read.
(d) How to sing.

4. What does the protagonist ask the woman for in Chapter 1?
(a) A small bit of food.
(b) A bath.
(c) A blanket.
(d) Some new clothes.

5. 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 will not be paid for her services.
(c) If the mother has hurt or betrayed her in the past.
(d) If she is too tired.

6. What color is Will's hair?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Blond.

7. In what does Beetle see her reflection in Chapter 5?
(a) A mirror.
(b) A horse's trough.
(c) The lake.
(d) A well.

8. In her dream in Chapter 6, who calls Alyce by her name?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Will.
(c) Jane.
(d) The Pope.

9. Who is Kate?
(a) The miller's daughter.
(b) The bricklayer's daughter.
(c) The baker's daughter.
(d) The weaver's daughter.

10. What does Gilbert Gray-Head teach Alyce in Chapter 7?
(a) Midwifery.
(b) Weaving.
(c) Woodworking.
(d) How to milk a cow.

11. Who is made to stand in the rain with a millstone around his neck in Chapter 7?
(a) The miller.
(b) The mason.
(c) The priest.
(d) The baker.

12. What does Beetle conclude about her appearance in Chapter 5?
(a) She looks older than she really is.
(b) She looks very dirty and ugly.
(c) She is very pretty.
(d) Her hair is a mess of curls.

13. What does Beetle see the cat doing when she sees it alive and well again for the first time after saving it?
(a) Eating a small fish.
(b) Basking in the sunlight.
(c) Grooming itself while sitting on the fence.
(d) Chasing a grasshopper.

14. Why doesn't Jane notice the shift in Chapter 8?
(a) She is in denial.
(b) She is too focused on teaching Alyce about midwifery.
(c) She is too busy with her own life.
(d) She is too tired and sleeps most the time.

15. According to the protagonist, why do villagers often drive her away?
(a) She scares them with her spells and magic.
(b) She has overstayed her welcome.
(c) She is always caught for stealing food.
(d) She smells as bad as the pigs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a cow give birth to in Chapter 7?

2. Why do the villagers comment on Alyce's insanity in Chapter 6?

3. How does the protagonist live her life in Chapter 1?

4. Where does Beetle often sit while a birth is taking place?

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

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