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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 protagonist not do while she sleeps?

2. Why is Thomas At-the-Bridge called upon in Chapter 7?

3. What does Beetle tell the cat about at the end of Chapter 2?

4. Whom does Alyce learn about sin from in Chapter 7?

5. Why does Beetle curse the cat in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Beetle able to enjoy the fair so much in Chapter 5?

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

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

5. What is there a strange abundance of in Chapter 4?

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

7. What happens when the village boys chase Alyce in Chapter 6?

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

9. What does Beetle call Jane and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the character Edward. What are his defining character traits? Describe his relationship with Alyce. How does Alyce's friendship with Edward benefit her? What does she learn from him? What is the significance of the cook's comment about their physical appearance?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the character Jane Sharp. What are her defining character traits? Describe her relationship with Alyce.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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