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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 time is it when the stranger arrives at Winnie's house?
(a) There's no indication of the time.
(b) Just after ten o'clock.
(c) Almost noon.
(d) Almost midnight.

2. 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.

3. How long does the constable say he's been in charge?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) He doesn't say.
(c) Five years.
(d) Fifteen years.

4. What does Winnie's grandmother say about how a toad drinks?
(a) That they absorb water like a sponge.
(b) That they drink only from ponds.
(c) That they drink only from running water.
(d) That they drink only fresh water.

5. What do Winnie's mother and grandmother do all day?
(a) Work on a quilt.
(b) Cook dinner and can peaches.
(c) Work in the garden.
(d) Fan themselves and drink lemonade.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who confronts Winnie the moment she gets out of bed?

2. What does the person say who opens the door for the stranger?

3. How does the stranger discover the Fosters' gate is unlocked?

4. What does Mae say is the reason Miles and Winnie didn't catch any fish?

5. Who is Winnie allowed to leave the yard with after the incident at the jail?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Winnie wishes that the man would die, but then that he would live. Why is she torn on this point?

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

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

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

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

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

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