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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is it that calls out to Tuck to come back to the house?

2. Which of the following was not part of the supper Winnie shares with the Tuck family her first night with them?

3. When does Mae say they'll take Winnie home?

4. Why does Jesse tell Winnie that she cannot have a drink of the water?

5. What surrounds the first house on the road to Treegap?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mae say about the reason her family members were the ones who drank from the spring?

2. What does the author say would likely be found by a traveler who entered the woods near the Fosters' house?

3. What does Mae tell Tuck she plans to do while in Treegap?

4. What do Mae and the boys do to Winnie after she was asking for a drink from the spring?

5. What is the question posed about land ownership?

6. Why does Jesse say that it feels "fine" to tell somebody the story of the remarkable spring?

7. What are the changes that occur when the road to Treegap becomes the "property of people?"

8. How and why does Winnie's attitude about the Tucks suddenly change?

9. Winnie indicates that she's going to do something the following day. What does she say she's going to do and why?

10. Give two examples of imagery in the prologue.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

List two instances of foreshadowing. What is the role of foreshadowing in literature? Is the author successful in the use of foreshadowing in this story?

Essay Topic 2

What part of the story does Winnie tell her family to explain her involvement with the Tuck family at the jail? Why doesn't she tell her parents the entire story?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the toad? Describe three scenes in which Winnie sees a toad and the significance of each scene. What might the toad represent?

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