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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 does Alyce do when Jane arrives at the birth in Chapter 11?

2. What month is it in Chapter 11?

3. Who is Magister Reese?

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

5. Who does Magister Reese talk to instead of Alyce?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alyce finally find out about Edward in Chapter 14?

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

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

4. What happens when Alyce arrives to help Emma Blunt give birth?

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

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

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

8. What comment does the cook at the manor house make about Alyce's appearance in Chapter 14?

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

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

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 3

Analyze and interpret the character Edward. What are his defining character traits? Describe his relationship with Alyce. How does Alyce's friendship with Edward benefit her? What does she learn from him? What is the significance of the cook's comment about their physical appearance?

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