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

2. How does Edward react when he sees Alyce again in Chapter 15?

3. Where does Alyce recommend the boy sleep in Chapter 10?

4. What does Alyce notice the village boys doing at the beginning of Chapter 9?

5. Why has Edward been helping in the kitchen at the manor?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What makes Alyce smile for the first time? What does she dream about on the same night?

5. What does Alyce struggle with as the wealthy woman has difficulty giving birth in Chapter 16?

6. What does Alyce do after she is unable to help Emma Blunt give birth?

7. What does Jane think when Matthew arrives looking for Alyce in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

Discuss conflict in the novel "The Midwife's Apprentice." Who is in conflict with whom and why? How do these conflicts alter or influence the plot and the characters?

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

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?

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