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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns the cow that gives birth in Chapter 7?

2. Why does Alyce decide that the cat should have a name in Chapter 6?

3. What shift takes place that Jane does not notice?

4. What do the boys in the village call the protagonist in Chapter 1?

5. What color is the cat that Beetle watches?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do the villagers dislike about Jane?

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

5. Where does Brat try to keep warm at the beginning of the story?

6. What does Beetle do when Jane is delivering babies?

7. Why is Alyce made to deliver messages and run errands after dark? Why doesn't this bother her?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Alyce's lack of confidence throughout the novel. What might have caused her lack of confidence? How does she gain confidence throughout the novel? How does an increase in confidence improve her life?

Essay Topic 2

What is the genre of the novel? What are elements commonly found in this type of novel? What are some other examples of works of this genre? What similarities do these works share with the novel "The Midwife's Apprentice"?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of bravery in the novel. What are some examples of bravery in the novel? What are some examples of when Alyce must be brave despite her fears?

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