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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. Where is the shotgun after Mae hits the stranger with it?
(a) Mae gives it to Tuck.
(b) The constable takes it.
(c) Mae drops it on the ground.
(d) Mae is still holding it.

2. What does Mae answer when the constable asks why she hit the man?
(a) That he was trying to take the child away.
(b) That he had hit her first.
(c) That he had threatened to tell their secret.
(d) That he wanted Winnie to drink from the spring.

3. What does the constable say will happen to Mae if the man dies?
(a) She'll be taken to jail.
(b) She'll be released .
(c) She'll be taken to the gallows.
(d) She'll be sent to prison.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does the man say he knew about the Tucks?

4. What do Winnie's mother and grandmother do all day?

5. What does the stranger say he's going to do with the land he's gotten from the Fosters?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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