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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 does Alyce ask a man who arrives at the inn from the manor?
(a) She asks him about Jane.
(b) She asks him for the time.
(c) She asks him for a job.
(d) She asks about Edward.

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

3. How far is Alyce from the village in Chapter 12?
(a) Five hours by walking.
(b) A day by carriage.
(c) A few minutes by walking.
(d) About an hour.

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

5. What job does Alyce do in Chapter 12?
(a) She cleans the chimney.
(b) She gardens.
(c) She sews garments.
(d) She works in a kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Alyce hide under the staircase in Chapter 16?

4. What does Alyce do for the first time when Edwards tells her he wants to stay at the manor?

5. How is John Dark described?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Alyce smile for the first time? What does she dream about on the same night?

2. Why does Jane tell Alyce to take over at Joan's delivery?

3. Who arrives at the inn in Chapter 16, and what is troubling them?

4. What causes Alyce to cry for the first time in Chapter 15?

5. What does Alyce do after she is unable to help Emma Blunt give birth?

6. What does Alyce discover about herself in Chapter 15?

7. Whom does Alyce begin working for in Chapter 12?

8. What comment does the cook at the manor house make about Alyce's appearance in Chapter 14?

9. How does Alyce provide a better life for the little boy in Chapter 10?

10. What must Alyce work up the courage to ask a man about in Chapter 13?

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