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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 month is it in Chapter 11?

2. Who is sent to the village for the midwife in chapter 16?

3. What does Edward tell Alyce about as they drift off to sleep in Chapter 15?

4. Who is Joan?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Jane tells Reese that perhaps Alyce leaving her was for the best, what does Alyce think she means? What does Jane actually mean?

3. What does Alyce threaten the boys who are tormenting Purr with in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

7. When Jane comes to the inn and speaks to Reese, what does Alyce worry they are speaking about?

8. What does Alyce discover about herself in Chapter 15?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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"?

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