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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mae say Winnie has to go home with them?
(a) To have dinner with the family.
(b) To talk it out with Tuck.
(c) So that the stranger can't find her.
(d) So that she can say she's run away from home.

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

3. How often does Winnie go into the woods?
(a) Once in a while.
(b) Never.
(c) Every day.
(d) Only once.

4. What kind of tree is at the center of the woods?
(a) A giant ash.
(b) A giant apple tree.
(c) A giant oak.
(d) A giant sycamore.

5. 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.

6. How old is Winnie?
(a) Ten, going on eleven.
(b) Sixteen, going on seventeen.
(c) Eleven, going on twelve.
(d) She doesn't say.

7. What surrounds the first house on the road to Treegap?
(a) A picket fence.
(b) A four-foot iron fence.
(c) A four-foot moat.
(d) Dense hedges.

8. What does Winnie learn would be her fate if she drank from the spring?
(a) She'd grow until she was seventeen then stop aging.
(b) She'd remain a little girl forever.
(c) She'd die.
(d) She'd become an old woman.

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

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

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

12. Why does Mae say they had to bring Winnie home with them?
(a) To hold her for ransom.
(b) To help her achieve her dream of running away from home.
(c) To make her understand why she has to keep the secret.
(d) To help her hide from her parents.

13. Who is it that calls out to Tuck to come back to the house?
(a) The stranger.
(b) Jesse.
(c) Mae.
(d) Miles.

14. What does Winnie say the music sounds like?
(a) A circus.
(b) A music box.
(c) A flute.
(d) Elves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tuck do when he's introduced to Winnie?

2. How long does Mae say she and her husband have lived in their current house?

3. What is the first creature Winnie hears when she and Tuck get into the rowboat at the pond?

4. What does the man say he's looking for?

5. What time does Mae Tuck set out for the village?

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