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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. Who is waiting for Winnie at the gate?
(a) Tuck.
(b) Miles.
(c) Jesse, Miles and Tuck.
(d) Jesse.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Winnie and Miles use for bait?

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

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

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

5. What time is it when the stranger arrives at Winnie's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Winnie realize about sneaking out of the house?

2. What does the man say about the people who took Winnie and what does he insinuate about them?

3. What is it that Jesse says makes him different from the rest of his family?

4. What is the likely significance of the fact that all the lights are on in the Foster house when the stranger arrives?

5. What questions does the constable ask in an effort to get a conversation going during the trip to the Tucks' house?

6. What's the reaction of Winnie's family when the constable tells them that Winnie had apparently gone with the Tucks of her own free will?

7. What is Tuck's reaction as he watches the stranger lying on the ground after Mae hits him? Explain the reaction.

8. What is the attitude of the Tuck family toward Winnie as they have breakfast?

9. What does Winnie think about after she's poured the bottle of water on the toad?

10. How does the stranger act when he goes to the Foster house?

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