Characters
What does Mae do to the man in the yellow suit?
She hits in the back of the head with the end of a gun.
What does Jesse ask of Winnie?
To drink from the spring when she turns 17
What month does most of the story take place in?
August
Describe the Tuck's house.
Dirty, lived-in, things everywhere
How old is Winnie?
10
Why did Jesse want Winnie to drink from the spring?
So they could get married and explore the world together forever.
What did the man in the yellow suit steal from the Tucks?
Their horse.
What trade does the man in the yellow suit make with the Fosters?
How are the Tucks able to live forever?
They drank from the spring that gave them eternal life.
What is one clue that leads the man in the yellow suit to the Tucks?
Mae's music box or Winnie getting kidnapped.
How does Winnie’s attitude toward the Tucks change after being kidnapped?
She grows to love them and care about them.
At the end of the book, how many years had it been since Winnie's death?
2 years
What would have been Mae’s punishment for killing the man in the yellow suit?
The gallows
How did the Tucks figure out they could not die?
Answers vary.
How old is Jesse? (both how he looks and how old he actually is)
17 & 104
The man in the yellow suit’s ultimate plan is to:
Sell the water from the spring
What does Tuck explain to Winnie when they are in the canoe on the pond?
The circle of life
What do the Tucks eat for breakfast and why?
They eat flapjacks (pancakes) because when Winnie and Miles went fishing, Winnie told Miles to throw the fish back.
How many years have the Tucks stayed the same?
87
What is Winnie's married name?
Jackson
Describe Winnie at the beginning of the book.
Answers may vary
What does Winnie tell the constable about being kidnapped?
She was not kidnapped by the Tucks and she went willingly.
Describe Winnie's life at home compared to life at the Tucks. Give at least three similarities or differences.
Answers will vary.
What happened to Miles's family?
His wife and children left him because they noticed he and his family were not getting older.
What is the man in the yellow suit's connection to the Tucks?
His grandmother's friend was Miles's wife.