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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, The Inn.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The village boys stick the cat in a sack with ______________.
(a) An eel.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A mouse.

2. Why does Beetle grow suspicious of Jane's actions in Chapter 4?
(a) Jane often sneaks out at odd hours of the night.
(b) Jane looks nervous everytime she tells Beetle where she is going.
(c) Jane doesn't do the chores she says she is leaving to do.
(d) Jane always returns home very happy.

3. Why does the midwife sometimes refuse to help an expectant mother?
(a) If she will not be paid for her services.
(b) If she is too tired.
(c) If the mother has hurt or betrayed her in the past.
(d) If the mother is carrying a child out of wedlock.

4. What does Alyce tell the boys that the thing she is threatening them with will do?
(a) Burn their nose hairs.
(b) Poke their eyes out.
(c) Give them a disease.
(d) Make the boys act like women.

5. What does Alyce do when the village boys call her Beetle in Chapter 6?
(a) She writes her new name in the sand.
(b) She yells at them.
(c) She screams and throws rocks at them.
(d) She whispers her new name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beetle conclude about her appearance in Chapter 5?

2. How does Beetle feel about owning the comb?

3. How far is Alyce from the village in Chapter 12?

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

5. Where does Alyce send the boy when she sees Jane returning in Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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