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The Midwife's Apprentice

Quiz - First Period Only. (The rest of you have already taken it.)
MWA 1-4. Open Mouth. Write the answers (not the just letters) across the bottom of IRP page 367.

1. Sleeping in the dung heap, Brat dreamed of "snug cottages, and warm bread, and mothers who hugged their babes."  a) True  b) False
2. The midwife took Brat in because she felt sorry for her.  a) True  b) False
3. The villagers don't like the midwife because she isn't very good at her job.  a) True  b) False
4. Why do the villagers taunt and tease and abuse Beetle?  a) Because she's stupid.  b) Because of the way she talks.  c) Because they are angry at the midwife.  d) Because they don't like beggars, like she used to be.  e) It's just random.
5. What event prompted Beetle to start watching through the windows and learning from Jane?  a) When Jane let her help in an emergency.  b) When the pregnant woman was giving birth in the field.  c) Nothing in particular; she just got too curious.  d) When Beetle begged and pleaded to be allowed to watch.  e) None of the above.
6. Beetle learned that midwifery was more about ______ and _____, than about magic and potions.  a) strong hands and clean fingernails  b) hard work and good sense  c) slapping and shouting  d) herbs and tonics  e) none of the above
7. So far, all the insults in the book insult your...  a) looks  b) size  c) intelligence  d) smell  e) speech
8. What seems to be Beetle main emotion so far?  a) anger  b) hatred  c) fear  d) joy  e) hope

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9. Besides the sudden abundance of bread, what made Beetle suspicious about the midwife?  a) The midwife kept getting strange visitors.  b) The midwife was especially friendly all of a sudden.  c) The midwife was going on strange errands.  d) The midwife was even meaner than usual.  e) NOTA
10. What did Beetle do first to try to help the miller's wife? a) give her tea  b) give her ale  c) talk gently to her  d) nothing  e) none of the above
11. Jane kicks Beetle out of the cottage for a while after her performance with the miller's wife.  a) True  b) False