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

2. How would one describe the midwife?

3. Where do the tracks first lead to in Chapter 7?

4. How does Jane break her ankle in Chapter 5?

5. Who is made to stand in the rain with a millstone around his neck in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Beetle enjoy watching in Chapter 2?

3. How is the miller punished for stealing from his customers in Chapter 7?

4. Why doesn't Brat dream while she sleeps?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where does Alyce hear frightening noises coming from in Chapter 8? What do they turn out to be?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel "The Midwife's Apprentice" is set in the Middle Ages. How might this setting influence the actions and reactions of the characters in the novel? How might the novel have been different if it were set in present day?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Who are they and what are their defining character traits? How are they related to Alyce? What is their role in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss conflict in the novel "The Midwife's Apprentice." Who is in conflict with whom and why? How do these conflicts alter or influence the plot and the characters?

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