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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. Why does Jesse tell Winnie that she cannot have a drink of the water?
(a) He says it's dirty.
(b) He says her father wouldn't like it.
(c) He says it's all gone.
(d) He says it tastes bad.

2. How does Winnie discover she's supposed to get the maple syrup off her fingers while she eats?
(a) Lick them.
(b) Wipe them on her shirt.
(c) Go to the pond for water.
(d) Wipe them on a napkin.

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

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

5. How many pockets are there in Mae's skirt?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of pet does Winnie say she might like to have?

2. What is Winnie doing on that particular morning in the first week of August?

3. How does Mae plan to travel to Treegap?

4. What kind of shoes is Winnie wearing when she gets into the rowboat with Tuck?

5. Where does Tuck say is the best place to talk?

Short Essay Questions

1. What could Mae mean when she says that she, her husband and her sons have looked the same for eighty-seven years?

2. What does Tuck mean when he says that Winnie is a "real, honest-to-goodness, natural child?"

3. What does Mae tell Tuck she plans to do while in Treegap?

4. How is it that the Tucks learned of their immortality?

5. What is the analogy Tuck explains of the pond?

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

7. The author compares the first week of August to a Ferris wheel. What does the author say is the similarity?

8. Why does Winnie decide not to run away?

9. Why do the Fosters believe the spring words?

10. Describe the conversation between Jesse and Winnie when Winnie asks for a drink from the spring.

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