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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 does Winnie wake up?
(a) Fifteen minutes after midnight.
(b) Five o'clock.
(c) Five minutes till midnight.
(d) Four fifteen.

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

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

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

5. What does Winnie say to her family that makes them understand the reason she acted as she did?
(a) That she was bored.
(b) That she knew Mae was innocent.
(c) That the Tucks had a mysterious secret.
(d) That the Tucks were her friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the flash of white Winnie sees from her bedroom window?

2. What does Winnie pour on the toad?

3. What does Winnie sleep in that night?

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

5. What does the stranger say people came to believe about this family that didn't age?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the stranger act when he goes to the Foster house?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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