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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. What does Jesse say is the reason Miles and Winnie didn't catch any fish?
(a) Miles doesn't know how to fish.
(b) There aren't any fish in the pond.
(c) They were using the wrong bait.
(d) Miles is out of practice.

2. Who opens the door of Winnie's house?
(a) Winnie's mother.
(b) Winnie.
(c) Winnie's father.
(d) Winnie's grandmother.

3. Where does the stranger tie the Tucks' horse?
(a) To the Foster's fence.
(b) To a large rock.
(c) To a tree.
(d) To the barn door.

4. How does Winnie overhear the constable's news?
(a) She listens from the kitchen.
(b) She listens from the parlor.
(c) She listens from the top of the stairs.
(d) She listens from her window.

5. Why had Mae put flapjack crumbs in the table drawer?
(a) To save for later.
(b) For the mouse to eat.
(c) She doesn't have a trash can.
(d) There's no reason at all.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do they have for breakfast the morning after Winnie and Miles go fishing?

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

3. What does Jesse give Winne?

4. What does the constable say about the kidnapping charges against the Tucks?

5. What does the stranger insist must be done to make the trade legal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the last thing Jesse says to Winnie and what does he mean by it?

2. Why does it take a long time for Winnie to fall asleep?

3. What is the weather like on the day before Winnie is to take Mae's place in jail?

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

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

6. What does the stranger say is his plan for the stream and what role does he want the Tucks to play?

7. What does Miles say he wants to do with his life and why is that different from the attitudes of Jesse and Tuck?

8. What parts of the conversation with the stranger seem to anger Mae the most? Why?

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

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

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