Characters
Events
Quotes
Vocabulary
Tricky! Tricky!
100
Who does Winnie live with?
Her mother, father, and grandmother
100
Winnie discusses running away with this type of animal
the toad
100
"That's the elf music I told you about. Why, it's been ages since I heard it last."
Grandmother
100
peaceful, quiet, calm (p. 5)
tranquil
100
What specific phrase describes the cottage in the woods?"
"touch-me-not appearance"
200
Name each member of the Tuck family
Angus, Mae, Miles, Jesse
200
This happens when Winnie sees a boy drink from a spring and she is told she cannot drink also
Winnie is kidnapped
200
"There's just no words to tell you how happy I am to see you. It's the finest thing that's happened in..."
Angus Tuck
200
smartly trim, as clothing (p. 17)
jaunty
200
What is the name of Miles' daughter?
Anna
300
Who proposes that Winnie drink the spring water when she turns 17 and then marry him?
Jesse
300
Who is going to help Mae escape from jail?
Miles because he has strong carpentry skills
300
"I've got what you want, and you've got what I want."
The stranger in the yellow suit
300
radically new or innovative (p. 53)
revolutionary
300
How long have the Tucks lived in their current house in the woods?
almost 20 years
400
Who does Grandmother believes plays the music that comes from the woods?
elves
400
How does the stranger die?
Mae hits the stranger on the head with her gun
400
"Someday I'll find a way to do something important."
Miles
400
unable to read and write (p. 74)
illiterate
400
What is the type of fish that Miles and Winnie fish for in the pond?
Trout
500
What is Winnie's real first name?
Winifred
500
What does Winnie do when she witnesses the dog's encounter with the toad at the end of the novel?
Winnie pours spring water onto the injured toad
500
"Everything's a wheel, turning and turning, never stopping."
Angus Tuck
500
refinement, politeness (p. 116)
gentility
500
How old was Winnie when she died?
78
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