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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 Alyce look upon her actions in Chapter 11?
(a) As a success.
(b) As an improvement.
(c) As a series of confusing actions.
(d) As a failure.

2. How does Alyce react when she sees Jane arrive at the inn?
(a) She is overjoyed.
(b) She is shocked.
(c) She is scared.
(d) She is concerned.

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

4. What do the boys think Alyce is threatening them with in Chapter 9?
(a) A smelly steel boot.
(b) A large and spiky metal ring on her finger.
(c) Rat's blood and wiper's flesh.
(d) Maggots and slugs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jane go to the manor in Chapter 9?

2. What does Alyce help the men do at the manor in Chapter 15?

3. Who is Magister Reese?

4. What is the name of the woman who is giving birth in Chapter 11?

5. What does the cook comment about Edward and Alyce?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Alyce struggle with as the wealthy woman has difficulty giving birth in Chapter 16?

3. What does Alyce finally find out about Edward in Chapter 14?

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

5. What does Alyce threaten the boys who are tormenting Purr with in Chapter 9?

6. What does Alyce discover when she visits Tansy's calves in Chapter 10?

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

8. What does Jennet tell Alyce about the thin man who takes her interest at the inn?

9. Who comes to the village looking for Alyce in Chapter 11 and why?

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

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