Winnie
What was Winnie doing at the beginning of the novel?
Talking to a large toad.
What was Tuck's dream?
That they were all in heaven and never heard of Treegap.
Where was Jesse when Winnie met him?
Sitting in the wood, with his back against a tree.
What time of the day in that first week of August did a stranger appear at the Fosters' gate?
Sunset
How old is Winnie?
10
What is Tuck's first name?
Angus
How old does Jesse first say that he is?
104.
What did Winnie have for supper at the Tucks' house?
Flapjacks, bacon, bread and applesauce.
When the stranger arrived at Winnie's gate, what was she doing?
Trying to catch fireflies
The Tuck's house is full of evidence of their hobbies. What does Tuck like to do?
Wood carving.
What does Jesse ask Winnie to do?
Drink the spring water when she is 17.
How is the Foster house described?
As a "touch me not cottage".
What question did Winnie ask repeatedly on the way to the Tucks' house?
"Are we almost there?"
Tuck refers to the wheel motif when he talks to Winnie on the pond. What does he say has happened to the Tucks?
They've fallen off the wheel.
Dropped off the wheel.
What is the last word that Jesse says to Winnie?
Remember.
What motif is introduced in the prologue of the novel?
The wheel.
If Winnie had drunk the spring water and was still alive today, how old would she be?
129 years old
What does Tuck say when he sees Winnie's grave in the cemetery?
"Good girl."
How old would Jesse be today?
156
One of the themes in the book is making a difference. Name two characters who say that they want to change the world.
Winnie and Miles