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The Midwife's Apprentice 6-11

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Beetle becomes more confident and assertive after she becomes_______.

a)

Alyce

b)

Nancy

2.

Alyce talks back to the Midwife, corrects Grommet Smith, and saves Will from drowning.

a)

Alyce

b)

Nancy

3.

_______ saving Will from drowning is situational irony, because Will was probably one of the boys who tried to drown the cat with the eel.

a)

Jane

b)

Alyce

c)

Nancy

d)

Jennet

4.

____________ 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.)

a)

Dramatic

b)

Verbal

c)

Situational

5.

These changes in Alyce may lead to more independence and define her as a __________ character.

a)

Static

b)

Dynamic

6.

A __________ character is a character that changes as the result of the story’s events.

a)

Static

b)

Dynamic

7.

Most of the villagers treat Alyce ___________.

a)

Respectfully

b)

Honorably

c)

Graciously

d)

Disrespectfully

8.

______________ serves as an adverb and tells the reader how the villagers treat Alyce.

a)

Respectfully

b)

Honorably

c)

Graciously

d)

Disrespectfully

9.

The devil caused the _________ to steal while grinding grain.

a)

Reeve

b)

Pardoner

c)

Miller

d)

Summoner

10.

The ___________ stealing the grain parallels “The Reeve’s Tale” from The Canterbury Tales.

a)

Reeve

b)

Pardoner

c)

Miller

d)

Summoner

11.

The Miller’s Wife had treated Beetle badly when the Miller dragged her by the arm to help with her baby.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The devil made Grommet Smith get caught with the Pig Boy from the Manor.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Grommet Smith had praised Beetle when she changed her name to Alyce.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The devil made the Miller get caught at his meeting time with Jane Sharp.

a)

True

b)

False