Characters
Who does Winnie talk to and tell all her problems to?
The toad
How often does Mae Tuck go to the woods to meet up with her sons?
Once every 10 years.
What is the name of the village that the Foster's live in?
Treegap
What is the name of Mae Tuck's sons?
Miles and Jesse
How come Winnie is not scared of the Tucks?
They are kind and concerned for her well being the whole time they are kidnapping her.
This is the main character of the story. What is her first and last name?
Winnie (Winifred) Foster
Winnie sits at the fence in her front yard and decides wether or not to do what?
Run away
How are the cows responsible for keeping the woods isolated and the spring a secret?
They made the road around the woods instead of through it.
How long have the Tucks been the same age?
87 years
How come Mae does not need to look in the mirror when she is getting dressed in the mornings?
She has looked the same ever since she drank from the spring.
The author describes her as "a great potato of a women."
Mae Tuck
What did Winnie's grandmother hear when the stranger was at the fence talking to her and Winnie?
Music in the woods (she thought it was elves).
Who owns the woods?
The Fosters
Why does Winnie want to run away?
She is sheltered and over parented. She never gets to do anything or go anywhere.
What three things happen in the beginning of the story at the same time, but are not connected at all?
Mae sets out for Treegap, Winnie thinks about running away, the stranger appears at the Foster's gate.
Who is the boy in the woods that Winnie sees and immediately had a crush on?
Jessie Tuck
What was Winnie begging to do that Jessie was trying to talk her out of?
Taking a drink from the spring in the woods.
How does the author describe the Foster's cottage?
"touch me not" cottage
Iron fence all the way around
Name two things that happened that made the Tucks know they could live forever...
The horse got shot, Pa got a snake bite, Jesse ate the poison toadstool, Mae cut herself, none of them got older, the T carved in the tree, the cat died
What really was the music that Winnie's grandmother heard coming from the woods?
Mae's music box
Who comes to the Foster's gate looking for someone and talks to Winnie?
The Man in the Yellow Suit
What do the Tucks do to Winnie when they realize she has noticed the spring?
They kidnap her and take her away.
What is at the very center of the woods?
The tree with the spring at the bottom.
Who did not drink from the spring when all of the other Tucks did?
The cat
Who is the author of the story?
Natalie Babbitt