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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 constable say they must do with the stranger?

2. How far does the stranger tell the constable they have to go to find Winnie?

3. What does the stranger say people came to believe about this family that didn't age?

4. Where does the constable say most criminals are sent to serve their jail time?

5. Where does the stranger tie the Tucks' horse?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is it about the mosquito that makes Winnie suddenly decide to keep the secret of the spring?

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

5. Winnie wishes that the man would die, but then that he would live. Why is she torn on this point?

6. What is it that Jesse says makes him different from the rest of his family?

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

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

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

10. What parts of the conversation with the stranger seem to anger Mae the most? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The Tucks have never been able to settle down anywhere for long while the Fosters have always lived in the same house on the same land. Compare this aspect of the two families, including the impact of their different lives on others.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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