Midwife ch. 4-5

Why was there suddenly an abundance of bread in the midwife's cottage?

• Beetle learned to bake.

• The midwife was making bread.

• The midwife was secretly meeting the baker and getting bread.

• The midwife was stealing bread from the baker.

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Where was Beetle when she saw the midwife kissing the baker?

• At the cottage

• On the bridge

• At the bakery

• In a tree

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What was Jane Sharp's most important concern as the village midwife?

• Getting paid

• Taking care of the mothers and babies

• Helping others

• Wearing the fancy wimple

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When Jane noticed that Beetle had witnessed her kissing the baker, it says, "Jane hissed, And don't you be telling anyone, Beetle or I'll turn you out into the cold again and break both your knees before I do." What type of figurative language is used when it says "Jane hissed.."

• simile (comparison using like or as)

• metaphor (direct comparison)

• Personification (giving human qualities to inhuman objects)

• Onomatopoeia (words that imitate sounds for effect)

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CCSS.RL.2.6

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Why did the Miller's wife throw random items at Beetle?

• She was throwing gifts of appreciation to Beetle.

• She was scared and angry that Beetle couldn't help her.

• She was trying to be generous and share her supplies.

• She was offering the items as payment for delivering her baby.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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CCSS.RL.7.3

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Which of the following items did the Miller's wife NOT throw at Beetle?

• a sausage

• a chamber pot

• an xbox controller

• someone's pants

What happened to Beetle after the midwife busted in and delivered the Miller's wife's baby?

• She sipped tea with them.

• She was punished with more work and less food.

• She was rewarded with a side of bacon.

• She was thrown out into the cold and had nowhere to live.

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In chapter 5, why did the midwife NOT get to go to the Saint Swithin's Day fair?

• She got lost on the way there.

• She tripped over a pig and broke her ankle.

• She slipped as she was bathing in the millpond.

• She was visiting the baker.

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How do we know the midwife was excited to go to the fair? Check ALL answers that are correct.

• She took a bath and washed her hair.

• She sang a tune as she got ready.

• She sharpened her pleats in her best wimple.

• She went to the beauty shop and got her nails done.

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What was the midwife planning to do at the fair?

• Buy supplies like spices and flasks.

• Meet up with the baker and ride the ferris wheel.

• Audition for "England's Got Talent" by singing a song.

• Enter some of her magical potions to win the grand prize ribbon.