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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 series of confusing actions.
(b) As an improvement.
(c) As a success.
(d) As a failure.

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

3. How does Alyce earn the young boy's devotion?
(a) By giving him food and shelter.
(b) By protecting him.
(c) By making him laugh.
(d) By believing in him.

4. Why does Jane go to the manor in Chapter 9?
(a) To assist Lady Agnes who is in labor.
(b) To try to get a job.
(c) To meet an old friend.
(d) To pick up some supplies.

5. What comes and goes in Chapter 12?
(a) The Easter season.
(b) The Christmas season.
(c) The summer.
(d) The harvest season.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alyce go to a deserted part of the river in Chapter 15?

2. Where is Alyce sent at the end of Chapter 14?

3. Who is John Dark?

4. What does the wealthy husband think his wife is suffering from at the beginning of Chapter 16?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Alyce arrives to help Emma Blunt give birth?

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

4. When Joan's labor begins again under Alyce's watch, what does Alyce decide she should do in this situation?

5. How does Alyce earn the devotion of the small boy in Chapter 10?

6. What does Jane think when Matthew arrives looking for Alyce in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

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

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