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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 the stranger say he's going to do with the land he's gotten from the Fosters?
(a) He's going to build a house.
(b) He's going to make a hotel.
(c) He doesn't say.
(d) He's going to sell water from the spring.

2. What does Winnie say the stranger looks like?
(a) A marionette.
(b) A dead man.
(c) A toad.
(d) A dragonfly.

3. Which of the family doesn't come to see her before she goes to sleep?
(a) Jesse.
(b) Tuck.
(c) Miles.
(d) Mae.

4. Why does Winnie feel relief when it's time for supper?
(a) It means it's almost midnight.
(b) She doesn't have to do dishes.
(c) It's something to do.
(d) She's starving.

5. What time does Winnie say she'll meet Jesse?
(a) Just after dark.
(b) Just before dawn.
(c) At midnight.
(d) At ten o'clock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Winnie say the entire escapade is difficult for her family?

2. Who is waiting for Winnie at the gate?

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

4. What does Jesse give Winne?

5. Where does Mae make a bed for Winnie to sleep that night?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the advantage Winnie gains from the situation at the jail with regard to children her own age?

5. What is it about the mosquito that makes Winnie suddenly decide to keep the secret of the spring?

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

7. How has Winnie's attitude about the Tucks changed as she eats breakfast with them?

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

9. What is revealed about the constable during his conversations with the stranger?

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

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