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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what ride does the author compare the first week of August?
(a) The tilt-a-whirl.
(b) The Ferris wheel.
(c) The roller coaster.
(d) The merry-go-round.

2. What animal is responsible for the road meandering around the woods rather than through it?
(a) Goats.
(b) Deer.
(c) Horses.
(d) Cows.

3. What does Winnie discover is the only rule during the meal?
(a) No talking with your mouth full.
(b) No conversation while eating.
(c) No drinking from the milk jug.
(d) No elbows on the table.

4. What is Mae leading when she comes into the thicket?
(a) A dog.
(b) A cow.
(c) A donkey.
(d) A horse.

5. What color is the straw hat Mae puts on?
(a) Green.
(b) Pink.
(c) Grey.
(d) Blue.

6. What does Tuck do when he's introduced to Winnie?
(a) Starts to cry.
(b) Hugs her.
(c) Shakes her hand.
(d) Walks away without speaking.

7. What does Tuck say would happen if people found out about the spring?
(a) Nothing.
(b) That they would rush to it.
(c) That they would bulldoze it under.
(d) That they would give the water to everyone.

8. What kind of pet does Winnie say she might like to have?
(a) A dog.
(b) A toad.
(c) A kitten.
(d) A pony.

9. When does Mae say they'll take Winnie home?
(a) In a few weeks.
(b) Never.
(c) The following day.
(d) She doesn't say.

10. Where is Mae's mirror?
(a) On the dresser.
(b) On the wall.
(c) She doesn't have one.
(d) On the washstand.

11. What is it that Winnie discovers lives in the table drawer at the Tuck home?
(a) A kitten.
(b) A cricket.
(c) A mouse.
(d) An elf.

12. How many pockets are there in Mae's skirt?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) One.
(d) Eight.

13. What are the only two living things Winnie has found on that particular morning?
(a) Mae Tuck and a horsefly.
(b) A horse and Mae Tuck.
(c) A toad and a lizard.
(d) A toad and a cloud of gnats.

14. Who is it that yells at Winnie that lunch is ready?
(a) Her father.
(b) Mae Tuck.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her grandmother.

15. How many rooms are there in the Tuck house?
(a) Three.
(b) Eight.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Miles and Jesse do when they arrive home?

2. What time does the stranger appear at the Foster's gate?

3. How does Mae fasten the shawl around her shoulders?

4. What does Mae use for a towel after she washes her face in the stream?

5. How many years ago did the Tucks come to the area?

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