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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 is Alyce gathering at the beginning of Chapter 8?

2. What does the protagonist ask the woman for in Chapter 1?

3. Why does Beetle grow suspicious of Jane's actions in Chapter 4?

4. What is the midwife's name?

5. Why does Beetle fall out of a tree in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Brat do for the woman in Chapter 1, and what does she receive in return?

2. After the miller's baby is born, how does the midwife treat Beetle? Why doesn't Beetle mind her treatment?

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

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

5. What does Alyce offer the cat in Chapter 6?

6. What do the villagers dislike about Jane?

7. After helping Will deliver the calves, what changes for Alyce in Chapter 8?

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

9. What happens one day while Alyce is telling Purr about the delivery of the twin calves?

10. What does Beetle call Jane and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the conclusion of the novel. Are there any surprises at the end of the novel? Are there any unanswered questions? Did you enjoy the novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of friendship in the novel. Is friendship important to Alyce? Who are her friends? How does she help her friends and how do they help her?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of cruelty in the novel. What are some examples of cruelty in the novel? Are these examples of cruelty aimed at Alyce? If so, how is she affected by them?

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