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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT on the list of things a traveler would find in the woods?
(a) Thorns.
(b) Blackberries.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Squirrels.

2. What is the smell that comes from the wardrobe in the Tucks' bedroom?
(a) Moths.
(b) Mold.
(c) Camphor.
(d) Cedar.

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

4. When does Mae say they'll take Winnie home?
(a) The following day.
(b) In a few weeks.
(c) She doesn't say.
(d) Never.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tuck say he's going to do while Mae goes to Treegap?

2. Who sets Winnie down from the horse's back?

3. What is it that Mae is looking at when she first wakes on the day before Jesse and Miles are to come home?

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

5. Tuck says that his family is no longer part of life, but are like what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the changes that occur when the road to Treegap becomes the "property of people?"

2. What does the author say would likely be found by a traveler who entered the woods near the Fosters' house?

3. List an instance of foreshadowing in the prologue of the book and tell what this foreshadowing seems to indicate.

4. What is the question posed about land ownership?

5. What is Winnie's reaction to being kidnapped?

6. What does Mae say about the reason her family members were the ones who drank from the spring?

7. Give two examples of imagery in the prologue.

8. Why does Jesse say that it feels "fine" to tell somebody the story of the remarkable spring?

9. Winnie indicates that she's going to do something the following day. What does she say she's going to do and why?

10. What is Winnie's reaction and explanation for the mess at the Tuck house?

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