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