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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Beetle feel about owning the comb?
(a) She is scared.
(b) She is amazed.
(c) She is indifferent.
(d) She is curious.

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

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

6. What does the woman give the protagonist after doing chores all day?
(a) A scrap of dried bread and a bit of ale.
(b) A bisquit and some tea.
(c) A bit of advice.
(d) A hug.

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

8. Why doesn't Beetle mind it when Jane calls her names in Chapter 4?
(a) She doesn't value Jane's opinion anyways.
(b) She would rather have Jane be mean than go hungry.
(c) She will seek her revenge in the future.
(d) She doesn't understand the meaning of the words.

9. Why does Will ask Alyce for help in Chapter 8?
(a) His leg is injured.
(b) His cow is about to give birth.
(c) A door is jammed.
(d) His boat has sprung a leak.

10. Where does Beetle take the cat after saving it in Chapter 2?
(a) To the side of the river to clean.
(b) To the forest.
(c) To the dung heap.
(d) To an abandoned shed.

11. What does a man ask Beetle to do when he believes she is someone else in Chapter 5?
(a) Serve him his ale.
(b) Milk his cow.
(c) Clean his horse.
(d) Read his racing slip.

12. What is Beetle sure of when she returns to the cottage in Chapter 4?
(a) Someone has been in trhe cottage while she was away.
(b) Jane has a surprise for her.
(c) She will be punished.
(d) A storm is moving in.

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

14. Why does Jane slap the miller's wife in Chapter 4?
(a) To teach Beetle what to do in such a circumstance.
(b) To express her anger.
(c) To stop her from screaming.
(d) To kill a bug.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the protagonist not do while she sleeps?

2. Why is the title of Chapter 8 "The Twins"?

3. What do Will's friends do when he falls in the water in Chapter 6?

4. Before the comb, what was the only thing that Beetle had ever owned?

5. What name does Beetle decide to give herself in Chapter 5?

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