WorksheetsThe Midwife's Apprentice 6-11
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Beetle becomes more confident and assertive after she becomes_______.
Alyce
Nancy
Alyce talks back to the Midwife, corrects Grommet Smith, and saves Will from drowning.
Alyce
Nancy
_______ saving Will from drowning is situational irony, because Will was probably one of the boys who tried to drown the cat with the eel.
Jane
Alyce
Nancy
Jennet
____________ irony occurs when there is a contrast between what would seem appropriate and what really happens. (Regan’s limo, “The Sniper,” and “The Interlopers,” are examples of __________ irony.)
Dramatic
Verbal
Situational
These changes in Alyce may lead to more independence and define her as a __________ character.
Static
Dynamic
A __________ character is a character that changes as the result of the story’s events.
Static
Dynamic
Most of the villagers treat Alyce ___________.
Respectfully
Honorably
Graciously
Disrespectfully
______________ serves as an adverb and tells the reader how the villagers treat Alyce.
Respectfully
Honorably
Graciously
Disrespectfully
The devil caused the _________ to steal while grinding grain.
Reeve
Pardoner
Miller
Summoner
The ___________ stealing the grain parallels “The Reeve’s Tale” from The Canterbury Tales.
Reeve
Pardoner
Miller
Summoner
The Miller’s Wife had treated Beetle badly when the Miller dragged her by the arm to help with her baby.
True
False
The devil made Grommet Smith get caught with the Pig Boy from the Manor.
True
False
Grommet Smith had praised Beetle when she changed her name to Alyce.
True
False
The devil made the Miller get caught at his meeting time with Jane Sharp.
True
False
