MMS Yellow 6 Midwife's Apprentice
About how old was she?
12 or 13 years old
In chapter 2, what did Beetle save in the sack?
A cat
What did the merchant give Beetle after she bought the flasks?
A comb with a carved sleeping cat.
Alyce helped a mother who thought she was barren deliver a baby. What did the mother believe was in her stomach?
A stomach worm
Who was the devil making footprints leading villagers to sinful acts?
Alyce
What was used to make the devil's footprints?
Blocks of wood carved in the shape of the hooves of some unknown beast.
What three names does she have in chapter one?
Brat, Beetle, and the midwife's apprentice
What did Alyce help Wil do?
Deliver Tansy's twin calves.
What kept her warm in chapter one?
Dung heap
No one could swim in the middle ages. What was the river used for?
For horses to drink from and for an occasional bath before weddings and such.
What part of Alyce's body was finally clean that she wondered what she would look like if the rest of her body were clean?
Her hands
What two things did Brat hate the most?
Hunger and cold
What did she name the cat?
Purr
At the fair she is also mistaken as Alyce. What did the man who called her Alyce claim she could do?
Read
What was the midwife stingy with?
Rewards and food
Why did Alyce leave the manor?
She felt disappointment and failure for not being able to deliver Joan the bailiff's wife's sister's baby.
How did Jane become a midwife?
She gave birth to 6 children, went to Sunday Mass, and had strong hands and clean fingernails
How did Beetle help Wil?
She saved him from drowning
Why did Alyce help the boy who said his name was Runt?
She saw a lot of similarities between herself and the boy.
When Alyce saw the village boys teasing the cat, what did she threaten to do?
She threatened to use her potion to change them into women.
Why did the midwife help Lady Agnes deliver her baby and leave Alyce with the bailiff's wife?
She was greedy and knew that Lady Agnes would pay more.
What did Alyce promise the midwife at the end of the book?
That should would try and try again and not give up.
Why did they choose the name Edward?
That was the name of the king.
In chapter 4, who did Beetle assist with childbirth because the midwife was not available?
The miller's wife
What was the midwife generous with?
The work she gave Beetle
Why was Beetle kept outside while the midwife helped deliver a baby?
To keep her ignorant of the midwife's skills and spells.
