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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the tracks first lead to in Chapter 7?
(a) The priest's door.
(b) Thomas At-the-Bridge's door.
(c) The miller's door.
(d) Jane's door.

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

3. Where does Beetle often sit while a birth is taking place?
(a) Under a table.
(b) Outside.
(c) In a cupboard.
(d) In the outhouse.

4. Why is the title of Chapter 8 "The Twins"?
(a) The cat follows Alyce around everywhere she goes.
(b) A cow gives birth to two calves.
(c) Twin girls move to the village and befriend Alyce.
(d) Alyce begins to mimic everything Jane does.

5. What is carved on the comb that Beetle admires?
(a) A cat.
(b) A dragon.
(c) A butterfly.
(d) A ballerina.

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

7. What does Alyce do when the village boys call her Beetle in Chapter 6?
(a) She whispers her new name.
(b) She screams and throws rocks at them.
(c) She yells at them.
(d) She writes her new name in the sand.

8. The village boys stick the cat in a sack with ______________.
(a) A mouse.
(b) An eel.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A rabbit.

9. How does the protagonist live her life in Chapter 1?
(a) By learning as much as she can.
(b) By sleeping a lot.
(c) By moving from place to place and meeting lots of friends.
(d) By taking what she can and working where she can.

10. Who is Grommet?
(a) The smith's daughter.
(b) The baker's daughter.
(c) The butcher's daughter.
(d) The bricklayer's daughter.

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

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

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

14. What is the protagonist sure of about her family?
(a) She has a brother somewhere.
(b) She never had a family.
(c) She must have had a mother.
(d) Her family deserted her.

15. Whom does Alyce learn about sin from in Chapter 7?
(a) Gilbert.
(b) Jane.
(c) The priest.
(d) Roger.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Beetle feel about owning the comb?

3. Why does Beetle call the miller's wife a cow?

4. What does Will do that makes Alyce feel shy in Chapter 8?

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

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