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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first creature Winnie hears when she and Tuck get into the rowboat at the pond?
(a) A frog.
(b) Jesse yelling.
(c) A mocking bird.
(d) A dog barking.

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

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

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

5. What does the man say he's looking for?
(a) A toad.
(b) A woman.
(c) A family.
(d) A place to spend the night.

6. What is the first thing Mae says to Tuck upon waking?
(a) The boys will be home tomorrow.
(b) We're all going to the river.
(c) We need to clean the cobwebs.
(d) Jesse and Miles are planning a picnic.

7. What color is the stranger's suit?
(a) Purple.
(b) Black.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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.

14. Who does the stranger at the Foster's gate say he is looking for?
(a) Mae Tuck.
(b) Winnie Foster.
(c) Jesse and Miles.
(d) He doesn't say.

15. Where does Tuck say is the best place to talk?
(a) The woods.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The loft.
(d) The pond.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does Winnie go into the woods?

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

3. What does Winnie say the music sounds like?

4. Why does Mae say they had to bring Winnie home with them?

5. What does Mae say the loft of their home is used for?

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