Multiple Choice - Chapter 15

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1 Multiple Choice - Chapter In what room do the Fosters hear the stranger's story of Winnie's abduction? a) At the front door. b) In the parlor. c) In Winnie's room. d) In the kitchen. 2. Where does the stranger put his hat while he talks to the Fosters? a) On a peg by the door. b) On the back of the chair. c) On the table. d) On his knee. 3. What words does the stranger use to describe the people who took Winnie? a) Kind and unusual. b) Rough and illiterate. c) Mean and tough. d) Stupid and homely. 4. What does the man want in return for telling Winnie's whereabouts? a) The Foster's House. b) Ownership of the woods. c) Money. d) Water from the spring. 5. What does the stranger insist must be done to make the trade legal? a) It must be filed at the courthouse. b) The men must shake hands. c) It must be written on a piece of paper. d) Nothing. 6. Who does the stranger say should go with him to get Winnie? a) No one. b) Mr. Foster. c) The entire family. d) The local constable.

2 Multiple Choice - Chapter How far does the stranger tell the constable they have to go to find Winnie? a) Sixteen miles. b) Two miles. c) Twenty miles. d) Five miles. 2. How long does the constable say he's been in charge? a) Five years. b) Twenty years. c) He doesn't say. d) Fifteen years. 3. How many kidnappings does he say he's investigated during his time as constable? a) Just one. b) Too many to count. c) This is the first. d) Two. 4. Where does the constable say most criminals are sent to serve their jail time? a) Charleyville. b) Clear Creek. c) Treegap. d) He doesn't say. 5. What does the stranger say he's going to do with the land he's gotten from the Fosters? a) He doesn't say. b) He's going to make a hotel. c) He's going to build a house. d) He's going to sell water from the spring. 6. Why does the stranger say he's going to go ahead? a) He says he's too tired to wait for the constable. b) He doesn't say. c) He says he's worried about the child. d) He says he wants to return the horse.

3 Short Answer Questions Chapters 15 and What does the man say about the people who took Winnie and what does he insinuate about them? 2. What are the conditions of the trade the stranger proposes? 3. What questions does the constable ask in an effort to get a conversation going during the trip to the Tucks' house? 4. What is revealed about the constable during his conversations with the stranger? 5. List some of the constable s unusual expressions.

4 Multiple Choice - Chapter What do Winnie and Miles use for bait? a) Crickets. b) Grasshoppers. c) Worms. d) Pork fat. 2. What kind of fish does Miles predict will be among the lily pads? a) Trout. b) Bream. c) Perch. d) Crappie. 3. What does Miles say was the name of his daughter? a) Alyssa. b) Adelade. c) Anna. d) Adrianna. 4. What color is the dragonfly that darts near the rowboat while Winnie and Miles are fishing? a) Pink. b) Black. c) Blue. d) Green. 5. What does Winnie do when a mosquito lands on her knee? a) Catches it. b) Swats it. c) Shoos it away. d) Waits for it to fly away. 6. What does Winnie do when Miles catches a fish? a) Asks where they can catch another. b) Asks to fish some more herself. c) Asks if that will be enough for breakfast. d) Asks him to let it go.

5 Multiple Choice - Chapter What do they have for breakfast the morning after Winnie and Miles go fishing? a) Eggs and bacon. b) Flapjacks. c) Nothing because they didn't keep the fish. d) Trout. 2. What does Jesse say is the reason Miles and Winnie didn't catch any fish? a) They were using the wrong bait. b) There aren't any fish in the pond. c) Miles doesn't know how to fish. d) Miles is out of practice. 3. What does Mae say is the reason Miles and Winnie didn't catch any fish? a) Miles doesn't know how to fish. b) There aren't any fish in the pond. c) They were using the wrong bait. d) Miles is out of practice. 4. Which of the family does Winnie say is the "dearest of them all?" a) Miles. b) Tuck. c) Mae. d) Jesse. 5. What is Mae's reaction when they hear a knock on the door? a) She asks Winnie who it could be. b) She screams. c) She yells, "come in". d) She drops her fork. 6. Who goes to answer the door? a) Winnie. b) Mae. c) Miles. d) Jesse.

6 Short Answer Questions Chapters 17 and List 10 phrases that describe the pond and its surroundings in the mornings. 2. Why didn t Miles allow his children to drink from the spring? 3. What does Miles say he wants to do with his life and why is that different from the attitudes of Jesse and Tuck? 4. What is it about the mosquito that makes Winnie suddenly decide to keep the secret of the spring?

7 5. What is the attitude of the Tuck family toward Winnie as they have breakfast? 6. How has Winnie's attitude about the Tucks changed as she eats breakfast with them? 7. Why do you think that Winnie felt that Tuck was the dearest of them all? (p. 91)

8 Multiple Choice - Chapter How does the man say he knew about the Tucks? a) His grandmother told him the story. b) His mother had told him the story. c) He happened to find the spring. d) He'd read about the story in college. 2. What subject does the stranger not study in his effort to learn about the family who doesn't age? a) Sociology. b) Medicine. c) Metaphysics. d) Philosophy. 3. Where does the stranger put his hat? a) On the mantel. b) On the floor. c) On the back of the chair. d) On the table. 4. What does the stranger say people came to believe about this family that didn't age? a) That they were witches, or worse. b) That they were ghosts. c) That they should share their secret. d) That they are gods. 5. What does the man say he plans to do with the water? a) Nothing. b) Sell it. c) Hide it. d) Save it. 6. What does Mae do to the man when he threatens to have Winnie drink the water? a) Shoots him. b) Hits him with a shotgun. c) Yells at him. d) Cries.

9 Short Answer Questions - Chapter What does the stranger say is his plan for the stream and what role does he want the Tucks to play? 2. What parts of the conversation with the stranger seem to anger Mae the most? Why? 3. Skim.Fill in the blanks. a) His face was without but there was something behind it. (p. 93) b) Who in do you think you (p. 94) c) He stood his food on the hearth, facing them. (p. 94) d) The stories were, stories. (p. 94) e) They decided they were or. (p. 94) f) He was by his stories. (p.95) g) They were ancient but nothing more. (p. 95) h) That played a very tune. (p.96) i) He kept it in his head because it was a. (p.96) j) The tunes his. (p.96) k) Her face of color. (p.97)

10 l) The in the parlor was. (p.97) m) Like all things, it s very. (p.97) n) people like you should never have the. (p.98) o) They would set up. (p.98) p) His eyes were like firepoints, his face was. (p.99) q) Mae held Tuck s - shotgun by the like a. (p.99) r) The man in the suit smiled a smile. (p. 99) s) are much more anyway. (p. 100) t) With a dull, sound, the of the shotgun into the back of his. (p.100)