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

2. Who confronts Winnie the moment she gets out of bed?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her father.
(d) No one.

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

4. What does Winnie say to Tuck as she's being taken away?
(a) I'll help get Mae out of jail.
(b) Take good care of the stranger.
(c) Don't try to follow us.
(d) Everything's going to be all right.

5. What does the stranger say people came to believe about this family that didn't age?
(a) That they are gods.
(b) That they were witches, or worse.
(c) That they should share their secret.
(d) That they were ghosts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Winnie do with the bottle Jesse gave her?

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

3. Who lifts Winnie through the window and into the jail?

4. What does Winnie sit in back in her room at home?

5. What does Jesse ask Winnie to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What's the reaction of Winnie's family when the constable tells them that Winnie had apparently gone with the Tucks of her own free will?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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