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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mae answer when the constable asks why she hit the man?
(a) That he was trying to take the child away.
(b) That he had hit her first.
(c) That he wanted Winnie to drink from the spring.
(d) That he had threatened to tell their secret.

2. Why does Miles use oil on the window?
(a) To keep the nails from making a sound as they are pulled out.
(b) There isn't a reason.
(c) To eliminate the possibility of fingerprints.
(d) So that Mae can slip through more easily.

3. What does the constable say about the man in the yellow suit?
(a) That he died.
(b) That he's going to jail.
(c) That he has recovered.
(d) That he has run away.

4. What does the constable say they must do with the stranger?
(a) Take him to town.
(b) Take him to the Fosters.
(c) Take him to the gallows.
(d) Take him in the house.

5. What is Tuck wearing when he comes in to check on Winnie?
(a) A pair of pants a a tee shirt.
(b) A long white nightshirt.
(c) Overalls.
(d) A green robe.

6. What does the constable say about the kidnapping charges against the Tucks?
(a) That they wont' be charged because Winnie says she went willingly.
(b) That they will all be charged and hanged.
(c) That they won't be charged because the murder charge is more important.
(d) That they will all be charged except the youngest, Jesse.

7. How does the man say he knew about the Tucks?
(a) He'd read about the story in college.
(b) His grandmother told him the story.
(c) His mother had told him the story.
(d) He happened to find the spring.

8. How does the stranger discover the Fosters' gate is unlocked?
(a) He calls out.
(b) He tries it.
(c) He asks Winnie.
(d) He asks Winnie's grandmother.

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

10. What does Winnie do when Miles catches a fish?
(a) Asks if that wil be enough for breakfast.
(b) Asks him to let it go.
(c) Asks where they can catch another.
(d) Asks to fish some more herself.

11. What do Winnie and Miles use for bait?
(a) Grasshoppers.
(b) Pork fat.
(c) Worms.
(d) Crickets.

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

13. Where does the stranger put his hat while he talks to the Fosters?
(a) On his knee.
(b) On the table.
(c) On the back of the chair.
(d) On a peg by the door.

14. Why does Winnie say the entire escapade is difficult for her family?
(a) Because they are proud.
(b) Because they had to pay a fine .
(c) Because they wanted to meet the Tucks.
(d) Because they wanted Winnie to be punished.

15. What words does the stranger use to describe the people who took Winnie?
(a) Mean and tough.
(b) Kind and unusual.
(c) Stupid and homely.
(d) Rough and illiterate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the stranger say should go with him to get Winnie?

2. Where do Winnie's mother and grandmother spend their day?

3. What is the flash of white Winnie sees from her bedroom window?

4. How does Winnie plan to provide water for the toad?

5. What is the constable doing when he discovers Winnie is in the cell instead of Mae?

(see the answer keys)

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