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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. In what does Beetle see her reflection in Chapter 5?

2. Who is Tansy?

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

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

5. What washes up on shore at the end of Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Beetle find the village boys doing when she goes to feed the cat in Chapter 2?

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

5. What do the villagers dislike about Jane?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Analyze and interpret the character Alyce. What are her defining character traits? What is her role in the story? What struggles or obstacles does she face throughout the novel? Does she grow as a character? If so, how?

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