Vocabulary
Ch 13 - 16
Ch 17 - 20
Ch 21 - 24
Ch 25 - Prologue
100
in a careful or cautious manner
gingerly
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What happened to the Tuck's horse?
It was stolen.
100
Why is Tuck concerned about taking Winnie home?
They don't have a horse anymore.
100
What does Winnie offer to do to help Mae?
She offers to take Mae's place in the prison cell to buy the Tucks some time.
100
What was the rest of the Fosters’ reaction to Winnie’s role in Mae’s escape?
shocked then wistful; They understood when she told them she did it because she loved them.
200
exposure to danger
peril
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Why is Winnie having doubts as to whether or not the Tucks are criminals?
They have been kind to her.
200
What does Miles invite Winnie to do the morning after they "kidnap" her?
go fishing
200
Who is waiting for Winnie at the gate?
Jesse
200
What does Winnie do with Jesse’s present?
Pours it on her toad
300
impatience; irritation
petulance
300
Why did Winnie have trouble sleeping?
She was homesick. Also, the couch was lumpy and scratchy.
300
To Winnie, who is the dearest Tuck of all?
Angus Tuck
300
What object, shaped like an upside down “L,” was located at the back of the jailhouse?
gallows
300
What prompts her to do what she does with Jesse's bottle of water?
A dog is trying to attack the toad
400
partnership
cahoots
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Why might Winnie be exhausted by the conversation in the rowboat?
The conversation would have been overwhelming for a 10 year old.
400
Why is Tuck envious of the man in the yellow suit?
The MYS was dead/dying, and Tuck wanted to be able to die.
400
What is the significance of Jesse’s one word, “Remember”?
Jesse wants Winnie to remember his idea to drink the water when she is 17.
400
How much time has passed when the Tucks come back to Treegap?
69 years
500
dried out by excessive heat or exposure to sunlight
parched
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Why does the constable express surprise when he learns the Fosters have agreed to sell their land to the stranger?
The Fosters are "land-proud."
500
What connection is there between the Tucks and the man in the yellow suit?
Miles' wife was friends with the grandmother of the man in the yellow suit.
500
What words (two lines of poetry) are in Winnie’s mind as she helps the Tucks this night?
Stone walls do not a prison make/ Nor iron bars a cage
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What has happened to Winnie, and what is Angus Tuck’s reaction to it?
She has died. Angus is a bit sad at first, but he's proud of her decision.
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