midwifes apprentice
what washes up on shore at the end of chapter 7?
2 blocks of wood carved into the shape of the hooves of some unknown beast
how does janes main concern with midwifery differ from alyces main concern?
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what does alyces dream tell you about her
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what does will observe about Alyce by saying hat she has pluck
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how did beetle come to attend the fair?
Jane broke her ankle
what did beetle call the midwife
Jane sharp
how do the villagers explain the hoof prints?
it was a devil looking for souls to lead into skin
what do wills friends do when he falls in the river?
leave
why does Jane need to go to the Saint swithins day fair?
needed to replenish her stores of leather flasks, nutmeg, pepper, & water
how did the baker and the midwife react to being discovered?
secretive
how did beetle find out about janes amount of errands & big amounts of bread?
she followed her
how does beetle save the cat?
she gives him bits of cheese & took him out of the water (out of the bag)
how does she help will with his cows calving?
she sings & rubs the cows belly
how does Alyce manage to scare the village boys?
she threatens them
how do beetles way of comforting reflect her own experience?
she told the cat what life was like before they met each other
how did beetle come to meet the millers wife?
since she wouldn't tell Miller where the midwife was she got dragged to the room with millers wife in it
what is an apprentice?
someone who works for another person to learn/get stuff from it
what decision does beetle make as she returns to the cottage?
that her name is Alyce
what shift takes place between Alyce and the villagers that Jane doesn't notice?
that she is very helpful
how do the midwife & villagers react to beetles new name??
they don't call her by it
what are the midwifes qualifications?
to let her do the job? and to be no competition?
how does Alyce treat Joan during the midwifes absence? What happens while she's there?
very responsible & mature (sings & rubs) then the baby comes out
how does beetle keep warm?
heap
how did beetles life change when she became an apprentice?
it got better bc she got fed
who is beetle & what is her situation?
a poor girl that doesn't have a home
what kind of person was the midwife
a very strict, mean, smart, person
who saves her from the taunting of the boys?
a woman (Jane sharp)
where do the strange footprints appear in the village?
around the village & stopped at the church
how did her first solo birthing go for beetle?
bad
why did beetle befriend the cat?
bc it was her only friend
why does Jane leave Joan's side during her labor?
bc lady Agnes is having a baby & offered things
why is Alyce collecting fallen Apple from the abbey gardens?
bc people are having babies & they give the moms cider & wine
why is the comb with the sleeping cat so precious to her?
bc she has never combed her hair & it looks like her cat
how does the girl come to be called beetle?
bc she slept in the dung
why do the villagers tolerate the midwifes attitude?
bc she's the only midwife in the village
how does she seem to have changed with this outburst compared to her behavior earlier in the story?
bc we are used to her being quiet & running away
what was beetles typical day with midwife?
following her around or doing different jobs
what does Alyce do to help him?
gives him the branch that she is on
