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

2. What name does Jane call Alyce instead of Alyce?

3. What is Alyce collecting at the beginning of Chapter 9?

4. According to Will, what does Alyce not need to succeed?

5. How does Alyce feel about seeing Will in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alyce struggle with as the wealthy woman has difficulty giving birth in Chapter 16?

2. What must Alyce work up the courage to ask a man about in Chapter 13?

3. Why does Jane tell Alyce to take over at Joan's delivery?

4. What name does the small boy Alyce meets in Chapter 10 decide to take?

5. How does Alyce provide a better life for the little boy in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

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

10. Who arrives at the inn in Chapter 16, and what is troubling them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Describe Alyce's lack of confidence throughout the novel. What might have caused her lack of confidence? How does she gain confidence throughout the novel? How does an increase in confidence improve her life?

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