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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 Jesse give Winne?

2. What color is the jailhouse painted?

3. What does the constable say will happen to Mae if the man dies?

4. Why had Mae put flapjack crumbs in the table drawer?

5. Where is the shotgun after Mae hits the stranger with it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miles say he wants to do with his life and why is that different from the attitudes of Jesse and Tuck?

2. What is the likely significance of the fact that all the lights are on in the Foster house when the stranger arrives?

3. What is the weather like on the day before Winnie is to take Mae's place in jail?

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

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

6. What is the plan Jesse tells Winnie and what does she add to the plan?

7. What questions does the constable ask in an effort to get a conversation going during the trip to the Tucks' house?

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of the constable in this story?

Essay Topic 2

Jesse and Miles are brothers but have very different attitudes about what they must do with their immortality. Discuss these differences in detail.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Winnie's emotions during her time at the Tuck home. Are these reasonable for a young girl in Winnie's position? Why or why not?

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