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WorksheetsMidwife's Apprentice Chapters 10 - 13
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 13mins
What does Alyce find in the cowshed on page 62?
another cat
a cow in labor
a dead body
a young boy
How does Alyce respond to finding the boy?
She feeds him, protects him, and gives him a new name.
She taunts him and bullies him like the village boys.
She feeds him, but tells him he must never come to the village again.
She gives him work as a midwife's apprentice's apprentice.
Why does the boy choose the name "Edward"?
Edward is Alyce's favorite name.
Edward is the name of the cow in the cowshed.
Edward is the name of the king.
Edward was his father's name?
On page 66, where does Alyce send Edward for work?
to the miller
to a manor up the road
to the baker
to a farm in the village
Who does Emma Blunt want to deliver her baby in Chapter 11?
Jane the midwife
Alyce the midwife's apprentice
her sister Joan, the bailiff's wife
nobody
Why does Alyce run away in Chapter 11?
She feels like a failure because she could not deliver Emma Blunt's baby.
She feels like a failure because she caused Emma Blunt's baby to die in birth.
She is ready to move on to a new adventure.
She and the cat are going to open their own midwife's cottage in the village over.
Where does Alyce begin to work in Chapter 12?
with a new midwife
with the baker's wife
in an inn
in a grocery store
Why does Alyce watch Magister Reeve so much?
He can write.
He is handsome.
He is religious.
He is rich.
Why does Magister Reeve teach Purr, the cat, about letters in Chapter 12?
Magister Reeve believes humans and animals are equals, so he teaches any animal who will listen.
Magister Reeve is incredibly lonely, so he speaks to the cat.
Magister Reeve does not himself know much about the letters, so he is practicing.
Magister Reeve knows Alyce is listening when he talks to the cat, so he is trying to teach her how to read, since she is too shy to talk to him.
What does Alyce tell Magister Reeve she wants on page 81?
She wants a sweetheart and a yellow ribbon for her black hair.
She wants a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world.
She wants to learn to read and write.
She wants to be a midwife's apprentice.
In Chapter 13, what does Will tell Alyce?
He tells her that she is brave and has common sense.
He tells her that she is a failure.
He tells her that the midwife knows everything.
He tells her that she was a bad midwife's apprentice.
Why does the midwife say Alyce was not what she needed on page 88?
Because she failed.
Because she was greedy.
Because she gave up.
Because she was not smart.
