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1. In the Prologue, what happens in Wildoak Forest?

Wildoak Forest is quiet until a van drives slowly down the lane. A man gets out, and his shoes skid along the ice-packed lane. He opens up the back of the van, and unlocks a cage, and lets something loose.

2. Why does Maggie stick a pencil through her hand?

Maggie knows that it will be her turn to read aloud in class soon. She has a terrible time with stuttering, and she knows the other children will laugh at her if she tries to read. She sticks a pencil through her hand so she can go to the nurse's office and not have to read.

3. What rumors has Maggie heard about Granville Place?

Granville Place is a special hospital for the disabled. Maggie has heard about Granville. Tom Baker was sent there months ago because of his limp. One of his friends who went to see him said that kids were locked into cupboards for crying and strapped down on their beds. The doctors seemed nice and caring to the parents, but inside it was a nightmare. Children were so hungry they had to eat grass and toothpaste to keep from starving.

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