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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. Who is in labor in Chapter 11?

2. What is Will's surname?

3. Who is Jennet?

4. Who is with Alyce at the end of Chapter 11?

5. Why does Jane send Alyce to the cottage during Joan's labor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alyce do after she is unable to help Emma Blunt give birth?

2. In Chapter 13, what does Alyce tell Will when he asks why she left the village? What does he say to encourage her?

3. What makes Alyce smile for the first time? What does she dream about on the same night?

4. What does Alyce discover when she visits Tansy's calves in Chapter 10?

5. Whom does Alyce begin working for in Chapter 12?

6. Who comes to the village looking for Alyce in Chapter 11 and why?

7. How does Reese communicate with and teach Alyce at first?

8. In Chapter 12, what does Alyce tell Reece is her only wish in life? What does she believe about achieving her goal?

9. When Joan's labor begins again under Alyce's watch, what does Alyce decide she should do in this situation?

10. How does Alyce earn the devotion of the small boy in Chapter 10?

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

What is the genre of the novel? What are elements commonly found in this type of novel? What are some other examples of works of this genre? What similarities do these works share with the novel "The Midwife's Apprentice"?

Essay Topic 3

What is midwifery? How has midwifery changed since the Middle Ages? Does Jane make a good midwife? Why do the villagers put up with Jane's attitude? Does Alyce enjoy midwifery? Why or why not? What are her duties as a midwife's apprentice?

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