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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. What does the man say he's looking for?

2. What kind of songs does Jesse sing?

3. What time does the stranger appear at the Foster's gate?

4. What is Jesse's first answer when Winnie asks his age?

5. What does Mae say the loft of their home is used for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Winnie's reaction and explanation for the mess at the Tuck house?

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

4. What is the foreshadowing related to the spring itself?

5. List an instance of foreshadowing in the prologue of the book and tell what this foreshadowing seems to indicate.

6. Why does Winnie think the simple meal she shares with the Tuck family is "luxurious?"

7. Describe the conversation between Jesse and Winnie when Winnie asks for a drink from the spring.

8. How is it that the Tucks learned of their immortality?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe three scenes in which there are extensive details of people, places, weather or events. Are these details necessary? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What is it that Tuck tries to explain to Winnie about life and death? How does Winnie come to realize the truth of Tuck's words?

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