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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The village doesn't matter except for what two things?
(a) The preacher's house and the train station.
(b) The school and the church.
(c) The jailhouse and the gallows.
(d) The saloon and the general store.

2. What kind of shoes is Winnie wearing when she gets into the rowboat with Tuck?
(a) Tennis shoes.
(b) Boots.
(c) Flip flops.
(d) She's barefoot.

3. How many brothers and sisters does Winnie Foster have?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) One.

4. What is it that conceals the spring that bubbles up in the middle of the woods?
(a) Tree roots.
(b) Pebbles.
(c) Weeds.
(d) Nothing.

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

6. What time does the stranger appear at the Foster's gate?
(a) At noontime.
(b) At dawn.
(c) At sunset.
(d) At midnight.

7. Why do people usually go around the woods?
(a) The Fosters own the land and people are scared of them.
(b) The road goes around the woods and the Fosters own it.
(c) The road is filled with thorns.
(d) The road goes around the woods and they're scary.

8. How often does Mae Tuck make this journey?
(a) Every week.
(b) Every year.
(c) Every ten years.
(d) Every month.

9. What is the sound that makes Winnie stop crying?
(a) Her mother calling her.
(b) Mae's quiet voice.
(c) The running water.
(d) The music box.

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

11. What color are Jesse's suspenders?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Pink.

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

13. What does Mae use for a towel after she washes her face in the stream?
(a) A towel.
(b) Her shawl.
(c) The bottom of her dress.
(d) The horse blanket.

14. What is Jesse's first answer when Winnie asks his age?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) One hundred and forty-four.
(c) One hundred and four.
(d) Forty-four.

15. What does Miles pull from his back pocket?
(a) A music box.
(b) A handkerchief.
(c) A letter.
(d) A canteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What member of the Tuck group did not drink from the spring?

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

3. What does Mae do when they pass the strange man with Winnie astride the horse?

4. Which of the following is true of Winnie's beliefs?

5. What color is the stranger's suit?

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