Setting
Characters
Events
Inference
Vocabulary
100
Who's house is this? How do you know?
The Fosters'
100
Who is the main character? What are they like?
Winnie Foster.
Ex. She is 11, she is unhappy at home, she wants to make a change in the world.
100
What is Winnie thinking about when she was standing in her yard at the beginning of the story?
She was thinking about running away from home.
100
When the man in the yellow suit first meet Winnie he askes her lots of questions like; "is this your house" and "have you lived here long".
What can you infer about the man in the yellow suit.
He wants something from the Tucks.
100
What do the "dog days of summer" mean
The hottest part of the summer.
200
Who's house is this? How do you know?
The Tucks'
200
Who does Winnie meet by the spring? What are they like?
Jessy Tuck.
Ex. He is stuck at 17, he is every excited
200
When Winnie gets to the spring what does she see? Why is this important?
Jessy drinking from the spring.
ex. This is important because that is how the Tucks became immortal.
200
After talking to the toad the text says “She [Winnie] paused and peered anxiously at the toad to see how it would receive this staggering idea.”
What was Winnie's staggering idea?
That she would run away from home.
200
When talking about the path through the woods the text says "The road no longer belonged to the cows. It became, instead, and rather abruptly, the property of people."
In this sentence what does the word abruptly mean?
Suddenly
300
What year is the book set? What was life like then?
1881
300
Who are the members of the Tuck Family? What are they like?
Mae (Ma), Angus (Pa), Miles, Jessy.
ex. They are immoral, kind, messy, and childlike
300
When the Tucks find Winnie by the spring how do they react? Why?
They take her on their horse and bring her to their home to convince her to keep their secret.
300
When talking to the toad Winnie says “"You think I wouldn't dare, don't you?" she said accusingly. "I will, though. You'll see.”
What inference can you make about Winnie?
Winnie is insecure about herself.
300
In the text it says "It missed altogether, as she'd fully intended it should, but she made a game of it anyway".
In this sentence what does intended mean.
planned or meant.
400
What time of year does the story take place? Why is that important?
August (The Dog Days)
Example: This is important because Winnie does not have school.
400
Who is the suspicious character? What makes them so sus?
The man in the yellow suit.
Ex. He is suspicious because he askes Winnie questions about her family and the woods.
400
How did Winnie feel when she got to the Tucks House?
Winnie was surprised that their house was so messy and different than her own. She was happy to be with the Tucks but nervous at the same time.
400
When Winnie met the Tucks she noticed they were “Gentle and —in a strange way—childlike. They made her feel old.”
What inference can you make about the Tucks?
The Tucks have stayed the same age mentally.
400
“It was a warm, spreading feeling, entirely new.”
In this sentence what does the word “entirely” mean?
All of it
500
What is this called and why is it important to the story?
The spring. It is important because if you drink it you become immortal.
500
What happened to Mile's wife and children?
They left him because he was not growing older and they were and they were scared.
500
What did Angus Tuck talk to Winnie about on the row boat? Why is this important?
Angus told Winnie that to be part of the cycle of life you must live and die.
ex. This is important because Angus is trying to convince Winnie that she should not become immortal.
500
When Angus Tuck is talking to Winnie in the boat he tells her that death is apart of life. The text then says, “She [Winnie] raged against it, helpless and insulted”.
What can you infer about Winnie?
Winnie has a hard time accepting that she is a part of the cycle of life.
500
What does the phrase “drowned with understanding” mean?
Being overwhelmed by new knowledge.