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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 about the kidnapping charges against the Tucks?

2. What does Mae answer when the constable asks why she hit the man?

3. Who is Winnie allowed to leave the yard with after the incident at the jail?

4. Which of the family doesn't come to see her before she goes to sleep?

5. Who lifts Winnie through the window and into the jail?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the stranger say is his plan for the stream and what role does he want the Tucks to play?

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. Why does Winnie feel guilt over her plan to take Mae's place in jail?

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

10. What is revealed about the constable during his conversations with the stranger?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe Winnie's life prior to her chance encounter with the Tuck family. How is her life different after that encounter?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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