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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does she tell the cat her story at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) In whispers.
(b) With drawings.
(c) With song.
(d) With dance.

2. Who is made to stand in the rain with a millstone around his neck in Chapter 7?
(a) The mason.
(b) The miller.
(c) The priest.
(d) The baker.

3. What is Alyce gathering at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Apples.
(c) Nuts.
(d) Flowers.

4. What does the woman call the protagonist by the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Pipsqueak.
(b) Beetle.
(c) Amy.
(d) Girly.

5. Who owns the cow that gives birth in Chapter 7?
(a) Roger Catsup.
(b) Roger Mayo.
(c) Roger Mustard.
(d) Roger Relish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beetle watch the cat do?

2. Where does Beetle often sit while a birth is taking place?

3. Where do the tracks lead the second time in Chapter 7?

4. What does Alyce do to help Will in Chapter 6?

5. The village boys stick the cat in a sack with ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Beetle take the injured cat to recover in Chapter 2? After it is recovered, what does she tell the cat about?

2. What is discovered in the village one morning in Chapter 7?

3. Why doesn't Brat dream while she sleeps?

4. What item catches Beetle's eye at the fair?

5. What do the villagers comment on when they pass Alyce and the cat in Chapter 6?

6. What does Beetle discover and is ordered to keep secret in Chapter 4?

7. What forces Brat to be constantly moving from place to place?

8. In Chapter 7, what do the 'Devil's footprints' lead the villagers to on Old North Road?

9. After the miller's baby is born, how does the midwife treat Beetle? Why doesn't Beetle mind her treatment?

10. How is the miller punished for stealing from his customers in Chapter 7?

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