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WorksheetsThe Midwife's Apprentice CH 8 - 9
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
"The first occupation stank up the air for miles around, what with goose grease and mutton fat boiling away in the kettle . . . "
What was being made in the kettle?
grease to lube the wheels of the wagons
soap
a potion for the midwife to use when delivering babies
bee repellent
What had Alyce been doing when she "heard the cries of some fearsome thing - a beast or a witch or a demon"?
picking blueberries
making mead
picking apples
making candles
Who does Alyce find in the gravel pit?
Jane and the cat
Will and his cow
Will and his hog
Jane and the baker
What does Alyce do to help Tansy, the cow, give birth?
Alyce kicks her and yells at her.
Alyce doesn't think she is capable, so she does not help.
Alyce helps by giving her potions to drink.
Alyce helps her by singing and rubbing her.
What evidence proves that Alyce is changing at the end of Chapter 8?
"I do not know any singing, Will Russet."
"Like a holy procession they returned to the village, the boy and the girl and the newborn twins and the cow and the cat."
". . . as if Alyce herself were just the midwife's hand or arm, doing the work and receiving the pay but taking no credit for the task."
"And so it was that Alyce learned about singing and making songs. Her song brightened the cold gray day,"
In Chapter 9, why does the midwife leave Alyce along with Joan, even though she hasn't given birth yet?
She is tired, so she goes home to rest.
She believes in Alyce's skills as a midwife, and wants to let her work alone.
She goes to deliver Lady Agnes's baby, hoping to collect a fee from both women.
She leaves because the bailiff does not have any money to pay her, and she won't work for free.
How does Alyce feel after she successfully helps Joan the bailiff's wife give birth to her baby?
She feels upset because the midwife will kick her out.
She feels tired and stressed.
She feels pride and satisfaction, so she smiles.
She wants to rub it in the midwife's face, so she smiles.
How did Will feel about Alyce after she helped him deliver Tansy's twins?
He still could not stand her.
He was extremely happy and appreciated her.
He felt ambivalent (mixed feelings) about her.
"Alice shouted at the boys, "Touch that __________ again, and I will unstop this bottle of rat's blood and viper's flesh and summon the Devil, who will change you into women . . . "
Who is Alyce protecting when she threatens the boys?
Alyce Little
Tansy's calves
Purr
the Baker's wife
When Jane the Midwife left Alyce alone with Joan the bailiff's wife, she told Alyce to "Do everything I taught you and the baby will be just fine."
true
false
"All day Alyce shook the young trees, climbed into the old ones, and gathered the hard-shelled bounty that fell."
What is the predicate(s) in the sentence?
shook
climbed
gathered
all of these
none of these
"Alyce dozed there in the wet through the long hours of the night."
What is the predicate(s) in the sentence?
long
night
dozed
all of these
none of these
"Alyce took another deep breath and returned to Joan's side."
What is the subject of the sentence?
Alyce
breath
returned
took
"The midwife, busy with her own importance, did not notice. Alyce, grown accustomed to herself, did not notice. But the villagers noticed."
What did the villagers notice?
Alyce was particularly skilled at baking and boy did she make a mean banana nut bread.
Alyce was always trying to hide and get out of work.
Alyce had grown in knowledge and skills and was frequently asked for her advice.
Alyce was going around the village turning people into donkeys because she thought it was funny.
Click on the predicate of the sentence. Then, click on the subject of the sentence.
"Her song brightened the cold, gray day."
predicate: brightened
predicate: day
subject: song
subject: cold
