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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 color is the cat that Beetle watches?

2. What does a man ask Beetle to do when he believes she is someone else in Chapter 5?

3. How does the protagonist live her life in Chapter 1?

4. What does Will observe about Alyce in Chapter 6?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Beetle enjoy watching in Chapter 2?

2. What does Beetle do when the miller drags her to deliver his wife's baby?

3. After the miller's baby is born, how does the midwife treat Beetle? Why doesn't Beetle mind her treatment?

4. Why is Beetle able to enjoy the fair so much in Chapter 5?

5. Where does Brat try to keep warm at the beginning of the story?

6. What do the villagers dislike about Jane?

7. What does Beetle do when Jane is delivering babies?

8. In Chapter 8, What does Will instruct Alyce to do to help the cow deliver? Why is Will especially pleased when the delivery is over?

9. What does Beetle find the village boys doing when she goes to feed the cat in Chapter 2?

10. Where does Alyce hear frightening noises coming from in Chapter 8? What do they turn out to be?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the conclusion of the novel. Are there any surprises at the end of the novel? Are there any unanswered questions? Did you enjoy the novel? Why or why not?

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

The novel "The Midwife's Apprentice" is set in the Middle Ages. How might this setting influence the actions and reactions of the characters in the novel? How might the novel have been different if it were set in present day?

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