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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. Where is Will stuck when Alyce finds him in Chapter 8?

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

3. What name is given to the cat in Chapter 6?

4. What does Beetle watch the cat do?

5. Why does Beetle become fearful of the miller's wife in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What accident does Jane have in Chapter 5? What does she make Beetle do as a result?

5. What does Beetle say to the injured cat when she takes it from the sack in Chapter 2?

6. What do the villagers dislike about Jane?

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

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

9. What does Beetle call Jane and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Karen Cushman, the author of the novel. What other works has she received recognition for? Do the other works have similar themes? Does she always write in the same genre?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Alyce's character growth throughout the novel. How does her character compare from when the reader is first introduced to her to when the novel concludes? What events or people in her life prompt Alyce's growth?

Essay Topic 3

What is a milestone? What are some of the milestones Alyce experienced throughout the novel? How does she react to these milestones?

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