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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Winnie's grandmother say about how a toad drinks?
(a) That they drink only from running water.
(b) That they drink only from ponds.
(c) That they absorb water like a sponge.
(d) That they drink only fresh water.

2. What do they have for breakfast the morning after Winnie and Miles go fishing?
(a) Flapjacks.
(b) Eggs and bacon.
(c) Nothing because they didn't keep the fish.
(d) Trout.

3. Why does the stranger say he's going to go ahead?
(a) He says he's worried about the child.
(b) He says he's too tired to wait for the constable.
(c) He says he wants to return the horse.
(d) He doesn't say.

4. What is Mae's reaction when they hear a knock on the door?
(a) She screams.
(b) She drops her fork.
(c) She yells, "come in".
(d) She asks Winnie who it could be.

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

6. Who does the stranger say should go with him to get Winnie?
(a) The local constable.
(b) The entire family.
(c) Mr. Foster.
(d) No one.

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

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

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

10. What does the stranger say he's going to do with the land he's gotten from the Fosters?
(a) He doesn't say.
(b) He's going to make a hotel.
(c) He's going to sell water from the spring.
(d) He's going to build a house.

11. What time does Winnie wake up?
(a) Four fifteen.
(b) Fifteen minutes after midnight.
(c) Five o'clock.
(d) Five minutes till midnight.

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

13. What does Mae do to the man when he threatens to have Winnie drink the water?
(a) Yells at him.
(b) Cries.
(c) Hits him with a shotgun.
(d) Shoots him.

14. What does the stranger say people came to believe about this family that didn't age?
(a) That they were ghosts.
(b) That they were witches, or worse.
(c) That they are gods.
(d) That they should share their secret.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Winnie say the entire escapade is difficult for her family?

2. What subject does the stranger not study in his effort to learn about the family who doesn't age?

3. What does the man say he plans to do with the water?

4. What color is the dragonfly that darts near the rowboat while Winnie and Miles are fishing?

5. How long does the constable say he's been in charge?

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