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The Midwife's Apprentice Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beetle realize about giving birth?
(a) It is not as painful as loneliness.
(b) It looks easier than it probably is.
(c) It is the grossest thing she has ever witnessed.
(d) It is as much hard work, or more, than brewing teas or potions.

2. What is there an abundance of in Chapter 4?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Bread.
(c) Milk.
(d) Ale.

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

4. What does Will teach Alyce to do in Chapter 8?
(a) How to read.
(b) How to pray.
(c) How to thank someone.
(d) How to sing.

5. What does the woman tell the protagonist about beggars in Chapter 1?
(a) They are just as deserving as everyone else.
(b) They are scary.
(c) They are not welcome in the village.
(d) They are sad.

6. What is the name of the fair that Beetle goes to in Chapter 5?
(a) Saint Peter's Day Fair.
(b) Saint Swithin's Day Fair.
(c) Saint Radolpho's Day Fair.
(d) Saint Annabelle's Day Fair.

7. How do the villagers react to the cow's birth in Chapter 7?
(a) They are confused.
(b) They sre indifferent.
(c) They are ecstatic.
(d) They are scared.

8. What does Beetle tell the cat about at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) The other animals she has met along the way.
(b) Her favorite things.
(c) Her life as she knows it.
(d) The seasons.

9. Where does the protagonist burrow to keep warm in Chapter 1?
(a) A hay stack.
(b) In a pile of leaves.
(c) In a deserted shed.
(d) A dung heap.

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

11. What does Beetle give to the cat sometimes in Chapter 2?
(a) Some of her food.
(b) Some insects.
(c) Something soft to sleep on.
(d) Some ale.

12. How many days pass before Beetle sees the cat alive and well again in Chapter 2?
(a) Eight days.
(b) Four days.
(c) Five days.
(d) Two days.

13. What color is the cat that Beetle watches?
(a) Brown.
(b) White.
(c) Orange.
(d) Black.

14. According to the protagonist, why do villagers often drive her away?
(a) She smells as bad as the pigs.
(b) She has overstayed her welcome.
(c) She scares them with her spells and magic.
(d) She is always caught for stealing food.

15. What does Beetle watch the cat do?
(a) Play with another cat.
(b) Drink from a stream.
(c) Hunt a mouse.
(d) Lie in the sun and groom itself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is different about Beetle's visit to the fair in Chapter 5?

3. According to Beetle, why is the midwife's surname Sharp?

4. How would one describe the midwife?

5. Why do the villagers comment on Alyce's insanity in Chapter 6?

(see the answer keys)

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