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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jesse tell Winnie that she cannot have a drink of the water?
(a) He says it tastes bad.
(b) He says it's dirty.
(c) He says her father wouldn't like it.
(d) He says it's all gone.

2. What does the author say about the sunsets of this first week of August?
(a) That there is too little color.
(b) That the sun glares at sunset.
(c) That there is too much color.
(d) That the color is perfect.

3. What is the first thing Miles and Jesse do when they arrive home?
(a) Look for their cat.
(b) Take a nap.
(c) Jump in the pond.
(d) Ask for dinner.

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

5. Who else besides Winnie heard the story about the spring told by Jesse, Mae and Miles?
(a) The stranger.
(b) Winnie's grandmother.
(c) The sheriff.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do passersby want to do when they reach the woods?

2. What does Winnie do when she passes by the strange man after having been kidnapped by the Tucks?

3. What does Tuck say he's going to do while Mae goes to Treegap?

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

5. What had been the Tucks' plan?

(see the answer key)

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