1. Where did the "kick of a boot in Brat's belly" come from?
2. Why would Beetle be a target for the "scrawniest, ugliest, dirtiest, stupidest" boys in the village?  (Quote a line from the book.)
3. What made the midwife decide to take Beetle home? (Quote a line from the book.)
4. Why does Jane leave Beetle outside when she delivers babies?
5. What do all the insults in the book so far insult?
6. (5) Name at least five duties that Beetle performs for Jane the Midwife.
7. (3) Give three examples that show that Beetle is not as stupid as Jane the Midwife would like to believe.
8. Why do the villagers dislike Jane the Midwife?
9. Why do you think Beetle saved the cat?(Don't say she felt sorry for it.)
10. Why does Alyce save Will? (Use a quote.)
11. How does Ms. Cushman foreshadow that Alyce will be revealed as the "Devil"?
12. Why were all the people who were caught shown mercy and not punished as severely as they normally would be?
13. What was Alyce's first "midwife" job?
14. Why does Jane the Midwife not notice that Alyce is gaining skills and respect in the village?

By Dora Saltzman--a.k.a The Revolting Slave