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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man want in return for telling Winnie's whereabouts?
(a) Money.
(b) Water from the spring.
(c) Ownership of the woods.
(d) The Foster's House.

2. Who does Winnie tell her grandmother she's talking to?
(a) The constable.
(b) Jesse.
(c) Just a boy.
(d) Miles.

3. In what room do the Fosters hear the stranger's story of Winnie's abduction?
(a) In the kitchen .
(b) In the parlor.
(c) At the front door.
(d) In Winnie's room.

4. How does Winnie plan to provide water for the toad?
(a) She is going to carry the toad to the pond.
(b) She is going to take the toad inside to the tub.
(c) She turns on the water hose.
(d) She carries a bowl of water outside.

5. What does the stranger say?
(a) That he knows where the little girl is.
(b) That he has a horse for sale.
(c) That he needs something to eat .
(d) Nothing.

6. What subject does the stranger not study in his effort to learn about the family who doesn't age?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Metaphysics.
(d) Sociology.

7. What color is the jailhouse painted?
(a) Brown.
(b) White.
(c) It's unpainted.
(d) Black.

8. How does Winnie overhear the constable's news?
(a) She listens from her window.
(b) She listens from the kitchen.
(c) She listens from the parlor.
(d) She listens from the top of the stairs.

9. Where does the stranger put his hat?
(a) On the table.
(b) On the back of the chair.
(c) On the mantel.
(d) On the floor.

10. What kind of fish does Miles predict will be among the lily pads?
(a) Perch.
(b) Crappie.
(c) Trout.
(d) Bream.

11. What does Winnie do with the bottle Jesse gave her?
(a) Pours it out.
(b) Puts it in her grandmother's drink.
(c) Hides it in a drawer.
(d) Drinks it.

12. What does the constable say will happen to Mae if the man dies?
(a) She'll be taken to the gallows.
(b) She'll be sent to prison.
(c) She'll be released .
(d) She'll be taken to jail.

13. What sound does Winnie think she hears from inside the jail?
(a) Tuck crying.
(b) The horse neighing.
(c) Mae calling out to her.
(d) The tinkling of the music box.

14. What do Winnie's mother and grandmother do all day?
(a) Work on a quilt.
(b) Cook dinner and can peaches.
(c) Work in the garden.
(d) Fan themselves and drink lemonade.

15. What is the flash of white Winnie sees from her bedroom window?
(a) A cell phone tower.
(b) Heat lightning.
(c) An airplane.
(d) A fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Winnie take to her bedroom to drink?

2. What time does Winnie wake up?

3. Who is waiting for Winnie at the gate?

4. What does Winnie do when a mosquito lands on her knee?

5. What is Mae's reaction when they hear a knock on the door?

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