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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 the protagonist ask the woman for in Chapter 1?

2. Why does Jane need to go to the fair?

3. Why doesn't Beetle mind it when Jane calls her names in Chapter 4?

4. Where do the boys in the village toss the sack in Chapter 2?

5. Why does Jane slap the miller's wife in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the villagers dislike about Jane?

2. What does Will tell Alyce after she rescues him from the river?

3. In Chapter 7, what do the 'Devil's footprints' lead the villagers to on Old North Road?

4. What happens one day while Alyce is telling Purr about the delivery of the twin calves?

5. What does Brat do for the woman in Chapter 1, and what does she receive in return?

6. Who does a man mistake Beetle for at the fair? What amazes Beetle about this?

7. How is the miller punished for stealing from his customers in Chapter 7?

8. What forces Brat to be constantly moving from place to place?

9. What is there a strange abundance of in Chapter 4?

10. What is discovered in the village one morning in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of cruelty in the novel. What are some examples of cruelty in the novel? Are these examples of cruelty aimed at Alyce? If so, how is she affected by them?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of superstition in the novel. Which character(s) are superstitious? What are some examples of superstition in the novel? Is Alyce a superstitious character? Were the people of the Middle Ages more superstitious than people of the 21st century? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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