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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Alyce do to help Will in Chapter 6?
(a) She hangs down from the tree branch and lifts him up.
(b) She shifts a tree limb so he can grab onto it.
(c) She swims into the water and pulls him out.
(d) She throws a log into the water for him to lean on.

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

4. Why does the midwife sometimes refuse to help an expectant mother?
(a) If she is too tired.
(b) If she will not be paid for her services.
(c) If the mother is carrying a child out of wedlock.
(d) If the mother has hurt or betrayed her in the past.

5. How does Jane break her ankle in Chapter 5?
(a) She trips over a pig.
(b) She falls down a hill.
(c) She is pushed by a village hooligan.
(d) She trips on a puddle of water.

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

7. Where is Will stuck when Alyce finds him in Chapter 8?
(a) Under a large log.
(b) Underneath the bridge.
(c) In the gully.
(d) In a shack.

8. According to Beetle, why is the midwife's surname Sharp?
(a) She always brings knives with her in case she needs to perform a surgery.
(b) She is quick-witted.
(c) She has a piercing voice.
(d) She has a pointed nose and sharp features.

9. Before the comb, what was the only thing that Beetle had ever owned?
(a) Her ragged clothes.
(b) A small picture book.
(c) A locket.
(d) A bracelet made out of yarn.

10. How many days pass before Beetle sees the cat alive and well again in Chapter 2?
(a) Two days.
(b) Five days.
(c) Eight days.
(d) Four days.

11. What does the cat do in Alyce's dream in Chapter 6?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Sings.
(c) Sleeps.
(d) Dances.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Beetle surprise herself in Chapter 3?

2. What does the merchant tell Beetle when he gives her the comb for free?

3. Whom does the King marry in Alyce's dream in Chapter 6?

4. Why does Beetle fall out of a tree in Chapter 4?

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

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