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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jane tell Alyce about Joan's child?
(a) It will die.
(b) It baby was stillborn.
(c) Joan does not want the baby.
(d) It is a girl.

2. Who is John Dark?
(a) Alyce's neighbor.
(b) Alyce's uncle.
(c) Alyce's boss.
(d) Alyce's friend.

3. Who is in labor in Chapter 11?
(a) Alyce's cousin.
(b) Joan's sister.
(c) Will's mother.
(d) Jane's friend.

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

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

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

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

8. 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) Her fist.
(d) A rotting log.

9. What does Alyce worry about in Chapter 13?
(a) If Jane is doing alright without her help.
(b) If she will ever know where she came from.
(c) If she really helped Edward after all.
(d) If she will ever get married and have children.

10. How does Edward react when he sees Alyce again in Chapter 15?
(a) He is scared and assumes he has done something wrong.
(b) He is thrilled and hugs her tightly.
(c) He is confused and forgets who she is for a moment.
(d) He is indifferent and shakes her hand coldly.

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

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

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

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

15. Who is Jennet?
(a) John Dark's daughter.
(b) John Dark's sister.
(c) John Dark's niece.
(d) John Dark's wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the boy choose the name Edward?

2. What name does Jane call Alyce instead of Alyce?

3. What does Alyce find when she returns to the boy after getting him some bread?

4. According to Will, what does Alyce not need to succeed?

5. Why has Edward been helping in the kitchen at the manor?

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