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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the boy choose the name Edward?
(a) It is a village boy's name.
(b) It is the King's name.
(c) It is his father's name.
(d) It is the cow's name.

2. What does Alyce notice the village boys doing at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Playing a game.
(b) Standing over a dead deer.
(c) Running from an old lady.
(d) Teasing the cat.

3. Why does Jane become angry in Chapter 11?
(a) Alyce forgets to wake Jane up at a certain time.
(b) Alyce drops an important ointment all over the floor.
(c) Jane burns her throat on some soup Alyce makes.
(d) Someone wants Alyce to be their midwife instead of Jane.

4. Why does Alyce decide to go to the manor in Chapter 14?
(a) To seek out reading and writing lessons from the governness.
(b) To ask for a job.
(c) To buy some meat and produce.
(d) To see about Edward.

5. What does Alyce help the men do at the manor in Chapter 15?
(a) Polish some silver.
(b) Clean the sheep.
(c) Plant some flowers.
(d) Build an outhouse.

6. Who is with Alyce at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Jane.
(b) Edward.
(c) Will.
(d) The cat.

7. Why doesn't the man believe that his wife might be having a baby in Chapter 16?
(a) She does not look pregnant.
(b) They have not made love for quite some time.
(c) They have not been trying for a baby.
(d) She has been barren.

8. Who asks for Alyce in Chapter 11?
(a) Michael Blend.
(b) Martin Blouth.
(c) Matthew Blunt.
(d) Marcus Brent.

9. What is the reason that Alyce gives Will for leaving the village?
(a) She was offered a job at the inn.
(b) She was never one to stay in one spot for too long.
(c) She dislikes Jane.
(d) She is too stupid to be a midwife's apprentice.

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

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

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

13. What does Alyce threaten the boys with in Chapter 9?
(a) A flask of cordial.
(b) An old rubber boot she found on the side of the road.
(c) A rotting log.
(d) Her fist.

14. What month is it in Chapter 11?
(a) August.
(b) December.
(c) October.
(d) November.

15. What does Alyce believe of the boy's new plan in Chapter 10?
(a) It will allow them to be friends.
(b) It will ensure that he is fed and housed everyday.
(c) It will be easier than sleeping with the cows in the village.
(d) It will teach him how to behave in public.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Alyce do in Chapter 12?

2. How does Alyce feel about seeing Will in Chapter 13?

3. Who does Magister Reese talk to instead of Alyce?

4. What does Will tell Alyce she has in Chapter 13?

5. How does Alyce look upon her actions in Chapter 11?

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