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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. How many pockets are there in Mae's skirt?

2. What animal is responsible for the road meandering around the woods rather than through it?

3. What does Winnie's grandmother say is the source of the music they hear?

4. What kind of songs does Jesse sing?

5. What is the first thing Mae says to Tuck upon waking?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Tuck's reaction when Winnie arrives with Mae and the boys?

2. What could Mae mean when she says that she, her husband and her sons have looked the same for eighty-seven years?

3. Give two examples of imagery in the prologue.

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

5. Why does Winnie say she will go with the Fosters willingly?

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

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

8. What are the three things the author says happens that appear to be mere coincidence?

9. Why does Winnie decide not to run away?

10. What is the question posed about land ownership?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the relationships between the members of the Tuck family. Compare those to the relationships between the members of the Foster family.

Essay Topic 2

Who is Winnie trying to protect when she takes Mae's place in jail?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the scene in which Winnie encounters the mosquito and the importance of what Winnie realizes from that scene.

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