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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 lifts Winnie through the window and into the jail?
(a) Miles.
(b) Jesse.
(c) Mae.
(d) Tuck.

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

3. How does the man say he knew about the Tucks?
(a) He happened to find the spring.
(b) He'd read about the story in college.
(c) His mother had told him the story.
(d) His grandmother told him the story.

4. What does the stranger insist must be done to make the trade legal?
(a) Nothing.
(b) It must be written on a piece of paper.
(c) It must be filed at the courthouse.
(d) The men must shake hands.

5. What does Miles say was the name of his daughter?
(a) Adelade.
(b) Adrianna.
(c) Anna.
(d) Alyssa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Winnie take to her bedroom to drink?

2. What is it that makes Winnie pick up the toad?

3. What does the man want in return for telling Winnie's whereabouts?

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

5. Where does the stranger tie the Tucks' horse?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Winnie treated by her family the day after her return?

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

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

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

5. What is the plan Jesse tells Winnie and what does she add to the plan?

6. Why does Winnie feel guilt over her plan to take Mae's place in jail?

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

8. Why does Winnie say that Mae can never be taken to the gallows?

9. What are the conditions of the trade the stranger proposes?

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

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