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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 wealthy man declare Alyce to be in Chapter 16?
2. What does Alyce threaten the boys with in Chapter 9?
3. Where does Alyce go after the labor in Chapter 11?
4. What does the cook comment about Edward and Alyce?
5. Where is Alyce sent at the end of Chapter 14?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Alyce arrives to help Emma Blunt give birth?
2. Who comes to the village looking for Alyce in Chapter 11 and why?
3. What does Jennet tell Alyce about the thin man who takes her interest at the inn?
4. Why does Jane tell Alyce to take over at Joan's delivery?
5. What does Jane think when Matthew arrives looking for Alyce in Chapter 11?
6. What causes Alyce to cry for the first time in Chapter 15?
7. What name does the small boy Alyce meets in Chapter 10 decide to take?
8. What does Alyce discover when she visits Tansy's calves in Chapter 10?
9. In Chapter 12, what does Alyce tell Reece is her only wish in life? What does she believe about achieving her goal?
10. What makes Alyce smile for the first time? What does she dream about on the same night?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the motif of friendship in the novel. Is friendship important to Alyce? Who are her friends? How does she help her friends and how do they help her?
Essay Topic 2
What is the genre of the novel? What are elements commonly found in this type of novel? What are some other examples of works of this genre? What similarities do these works share with the novel "The Midwife's Apprentice"?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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