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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. What is said about the midwife's hands?
(a) They have very long finger nails.
(b) They shake a lot.
(c) They are strong and clean.
(d) She is missing two fingers.

2. Where does the protagonist burrow to keep warm in Chapter 1?
(a) In a pile of leaves.
(b) In a deserted shed.
(c) A hay stack.
(d) A dung heap.

3. Why does Beetle become fearful of the miller's wife in Chapter 4?
(a) The miller's wife becomes very drunk.
(b) The miller's wife cries whenever her husband enters the room.
(c) The miller's wife laughs loudly at everyone who comes near.
(d) The miller's wife begins shouting and throwing things.

4. How does Beetle surprise herself in Chapter 3?
(a) By talking back to the midwife.
(b) By knowing what supplies are needed for the birth.
(c) By realizing that she one days wants a child of her own.
(d) By becoming emotional during a birth.

5. What does Alyce tell Purr about at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Her friendship with Jane.
(b) The changing weather.
(c) Her past.
(d) The birth she helped Will with.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the midwife's name?

2. What washes up on shore at the end of Chapter 7?

3. What does the cat do in Alyce's dream in Chapter 6?

4. Why does Beetle fall out of a tree in Chapter 4?

5. What does the woman tell the protagonist about beggars in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is there a strange abundance of in Chapter 4?

3. What accident does Jane have in Chapter 5? What does she make Beetle do as a result?

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

5. What does Alyce offer the cat in Chapter 6?

6. What does Will tell Alyce after she rescues him from the river?

7. Who does a man mistake Beetle for at the fair? What amazes Beetle about this?

8. What does Beetle say to the injured cat when she takes it from the sack in Chapter 2?

9. What does Beetle do when the miller drags her to deliver his wife's baby?

10. After helping Will deliver the calves, what changes for Alyce in Chapter 8?

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