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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do the boys in the village toss the sack in Chapter 2?
(a) Over a small cliff.
(b) Into the stream.
(c) In a tree.
(d) Down a hill.

3. What is the only name that the protagonist is known by when the novel begins?
(a) Grub.
(b) Bug.
(c) Brat.
(d) Dummy.

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

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

6. What name is given to the cat in Chapter 6?
(a) Pip.
(b) Scooter.
(c) Purr.
(d) Fluffy.

7. What does the woman call the protagonist by the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Beetle.
(b) Girly.
(c) Amy.
(d) Pipsqueak.

8. What is said about the midwife's hands?
(a) She is missing two fingers.
(b) They shake a lot.
(c) They have very long finger nails.
(d) They are strong and clean.

9. What does Beetle place near the cat before leaving in Chapter 2?
(a) A fish.
(b) Some cheese.
(c) A blanket.
(d) Some milk.

10. Where do the tracks lead the second time in Chapter 7?
(a) To the baker's shop.
(b) To the butcher's shop.
(c) To the bricklayer's studio.
(d) To the smith's barn.

11. Where does the protagonist burrow to keep warm in Chapter 1?
(a) In a deserted shed.
(b) In a pile of leaves.
(c) A dung heap.
(d) A hay stack.

12. What does Alyce tell Purr about at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) The birth she helped Will with.
(b) Her past.
(c) Her friendship with Jane.
(d) The changing weather.

13. Why does Beetle become fearful of the miller's wife in Chapter 4?
(a) The miller's wife becomes very drunk.
(b) The miller's wife laughs loudly at everyone who comes near.
(c) The miller's wife cries whenever her husband enters the room.
(d) The miller's wife begins shouting and throwing things.

14. What is the name of the fair that Beetle goes to in Chapter 5?
(a) Saint Swithin's Day Fair.
(b) Saint Peter's Day Fair.
(c) Saint Radolpho's Day Fair.
(d) Saint Annabelle's Day Fair.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman tell the protagonist about beggars in Chapter 1?

2. What does Beetle conclude about her appearance in Chapter 5?

3. Who is Tansy?

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

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

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