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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Winnie leave her house?
(a) She is running away.
(b) She is looking for Mae Tuck.
(c) She wants to explore the woods.
(d) She is on her way to meet Jesse and Miles.

2. What does the author say accompanies the frequent nighttime lightning?
(a) Neither thunder nor rain.
(b) Both thunder and rain.
(c) Only rain.
(d) Only thunder.

3. What do passersby want to do when they pass the house?
(a) Ask for a drink.
(b) Whisper.
(c) Run.
(d) Make a lot of noise and throw a rock or two.

4. What does Winnie throw when she goes outside?
(a) Jellybeans.
(b) Sticks.
(c) Frogs.
(d) Pebbles.

5. Which of these words does the author use to describe the first week of August?
(a) Windy and hot.
(b) Balmy and hot.
(c) Steamy and hot.
(d) Motionless and hot.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many brothers and sisters does Winnie Foster have?

2. What color is the straw hat Mae puts on?

3. Who does the stranger at the Foster's gate say he is looking for?

4. To what ride does the author compare the first week of August?

5. The village doesn't matter except for what two things?

(see the answer key)

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