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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is true of Winnie's beliefs?

2. What kind of songs does Jesse sing?

3. Where does Tuck say is the best place to talk?

4. What kind of pet does Winnie say she might like to have?

5. What color is the Tuck house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Winnie indicates that she's going to do something the following day. What does she say she's going to do and why?

2. What do Mae and the boys do to Winnie after she was asking for a drink from the spring?

3. What does Mae say about the reason her family members were the ones who drank from the spring?

4. What are the changes that occur when the road to Treegap becomes the "property of people?"

5. What does the author say would likely be found by a traveler who entered the woods near the Fosters' house?

6. The author compares the first week of August to a Ferris wheel. What does the author say is the similarity?

7. What is Tuck's reaction when Winnie arrives with Mae and the boys?

8. Why does Jesse say that it feels "fine" to tell somebody the story of the remarkable spring?

9. What is the significance of the dream Tuck is having when Mae wakes him up?

10. Why does Winnie say she will go with the Fosters willingly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the stranger know about the Tuck family? What would drive a person to spend his entire life in search of the Tucks and their secret?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the toad? Describe three scenes in which Winnie sees a toad and the significance of each scene. What might the toad represent?

Essay Topic 3

What is the constable's attitude toward Winnie after the kidnapping? After the escapade at the jail?

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