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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joan name her child?
(a) Baby Little.
(b) Jane Little.
(c) Joan Little.
(d) Alyce Little.

2. Why is Jane angry with Alyce in Chapter 13?
(a) Alyce gave up after failing.
(b) Alyce said something stupid.
(c) Alyce was offered a job before Jane was.
(d) Alyce did not greet Jane immediately.

3. What does Edward tell Alyce about as they drift off to sleep in Chapter 15?
(a) His life before meeting Alyce.
(b) His life at the manor.
(c) His pet hen.
(d) A dream he had th night before.

4. What does Alyce dream about at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Heaven.
(b) The birth.
(c) Jane dying.
(d) Her mother.

5. What name does Jane call Alyce instead of Alyce?
(a) Dung.
(b) Amy.
(c) Beetle.
(d) Brat.

6. What does Alyce find Edward doing in the hen house in Chapter 15?
(a) Playing knights with the chickens.
(b) Crying.
(c) Petting and talking to a hen.
(d) Eating an egg.

7. What is Jane actually talking to Reese about?
(a) Reese's studies.
(b) Jane's beliefs when it comes to being a midwife.
(c) The weather.
(d) The best dishes on the menu.

8. Where does Alyce recommend the boy sleep in Chapter 10?
(a) At Jane's house.
(b) In a shed.
(c) In the dung heap.
(d) In the barn.

9. What does Will tell Alyce she has in Chapter 13?
(a) A brave heart.
(b) A chip on her shoulder.
(c) Guts and common sense.
(d) A beautiful smile.

10. How does Alyce treat Joan during her labor?
(a) Roughly.
(b) Just as Jane would.
(c) She soothes her and speaks kindly.
(d) Like a child.

11. Why does Alyce go to a deserted part of the river in Chapter 15?
(a) To clean herself and her clothes.
(b) To have a swim.
(c) To speak to her mother.
(d) To cry.

12. How does Alyce feel about seeing Will in Chapter 13?
(a) She is confused.
(b) She is shocked.
(c) She is thrilled.
(d) She is terrified.

13. Where does Alyce go after the labor in Chapter 11?
(a) To the manor.
(b) Back to Jane's home.
(c) To an abandoned log cabin in the woods.
(d) She leaves the village.

14. What comes and goes in Chapter 12?
(a) The Christmas season.
(b) The summer.
(c) The Easter season.
(d) The harvest season.

15. Who is Joan?
(a) The milkman's wife.
(b) The bailiff's wife.
(c) The preacher's wife.
(d) The baker's wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Alyce send the boy when she sees Jane returning in Chapter 10?

2. Why does Jane become angry in Chapter 11?

3. What does the wealthy man declare Alyce to be in Chapter 16?

4. How far is Alyce from the village in Chapter 12?

5. What does Alyce learn about Jane at the beginning of Chapter 10?

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