Question 1

What was the first sign the Devil was in the village?

Accepted Answer

The birth of the two-headed calf.

Answer

The burned crosses.

Answer

The mysterious beast prowling in the night.

Answer

The priest's sermon on sin.

Question 2

Why was Alyce tasked with delivering messages after dark?

Accepted Answer

Alyce has nothing to fear from the night because she slept alone in the dark for years.

Answer

Alyce took a job with the Post Office.

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Alyce is the only one without sin.

Answer

The midwife told Alyce if she didn't deliver the messages, she would not eat.

Question 3

Which of the following villagers does Alyce NOT spend time with in Chapter 7?

Accepted Answer

Grommet, the smith's daughter

Answer

Gilbert Grey-Head

Answer

The Priest

Question 4

What do the "devil prints" lead the villagers to see?

Accepted Answer

The prints lead the villagers to  catch their neighbors sinning.

Answer

The prints lead the villagers to mysterious crop circles.

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The prints lead the villagers to dead bodies.

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The prints lead the villagers to missing supplies for winter.

Question 5

Why were the sinners not punished as severely for their actions?

Accepted Answer

The priest decides their sins are the work of the devil.

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Their sins don't normally have harsh punishments.

Answer

Alyce pleads with the villagers to be kind to one another.

Answer

The village decides they can forgive most of the sins.

Question 6

Who is spared from having their sin found out?

Accepted Answer

Jane, the midwife

Answer

Grommet, the smith's daughter

Answer

The Miller

Answer

Wat

Question 7

What does Alyce throw in the river?

Accepted Answer

Wood blocks carved into hoof prints

Answer

Flowers from the Baker

Answer

Evidence of the Midwife's sin

Question 8

Who or what was the "devil"?

Accepted Answer

Alyce was "the devil"

Answer

The priest was "the devil"

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Jane, the midwife, was "the devil"

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The beast was "the devil"

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