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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 confronts Winnie the moment she gets out of bed?

2. What does Winnie sit in back in her room at home?

3. In what room do the Fosters hear the stranger's story of Winnie's abduction?

4. What do Winnie's mother and grandmother do all day?

5. What sound does Winnie think she hears from inside the jail?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. What is the advantage Winnie gains from the situation at the jail with regard to children her own age?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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