The Midwife's Apprentice Chapters 1-3

When we first meet Beetle, where is she sleeping?

• on the floor

• in a dung pile

• in a stable

• outdoors

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CCSS.RL.7.1

Why does Beetle sleep in the dung heap?

• To hide from bullies.

• So her parents can't find her.

• Because it is warm.

• Because she fell in.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Who saves Beetle from the boys taunting her?

• the midwife

• her mother

• the cat

• an old man

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

What work does Beetle offer to do in exchange for food?

• "cooking"

• "gardening"

• "sewing"

• "anything"

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What animal is Beetle feeding in Chapter 2?

• dog

• cat

• crow

• pheasant

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

How do the boys harm the cat?

• They cut off it's tail.

• They left it out in the cold.

• They threw it in a river inside a sack.

• They threw it in a river to swim.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What other animal was inside the sack with the cat?

• another cat

• eel

• dog

• fish

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Where does Beetle put the cat as she nurses it back to health?

• in the dung

• inside the midwife's house

• up a tree

• in the stable

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What does Jane call the midwife?

• Mom

• Janey

• Jane Sharp

• Midwife Jane

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why does Jane sometimes refuse to help women give birth?

• She's tired.

• They don't have money.

• It's too far away.

• They're not nice women.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6