Setting
What town is the story mostly set in?
Treegap
What does Mae carry with her at all times?
Who is the man in the yellow suit looking for?
A family.
Why does Mae go to Treegap?
To meet Miles and Jesse, which she does every 10 years.
"I'm dry as dust" is an example of...
simile.
How is the wood described?
Strange, peaceful, beautiful, private, "otherworldly"
Why is Tuck worried about Mae going to Treegap?
Why does Winnie tell the toad she wants to run away?
She feels trapped, her family is overprotective, and she wants to do something important with her life.
What are the 3 events that are listed in the Prologue?
HINT: They all happen on the same day.
At dawn, Mae heads to Treegap to meet Miles and Jesse.
At noon, Winnie thinks about running away.
In the evening, a stranger (the man in the yellow suit) appears at the Fosters' gate.
"On the left stood a house,...enclosed by a capable iron fence some four feet high which clearly said, 'Move on - we don't want you here'" (6) is an example of...
personification.
How is Winnie's cottage described?
closed off, unwelcoming. Closed in by an iron fence.
Why doesn't Mae check her appearance before she leaves?
She has looked exactly the same for 87 years.
What excuse does Jesse use to make Winnie not drink from the spring?
He tells her the water is dirty.
Why does Winnie decide not to run away?
She is too afraid to run away alone.
"...great potato of a woman..." is an example of...
metaphor.
What week does the story take place?
How can the reader describe Tuck from the brief introduction to him?
He is grumpy, always wants to be asleep and dreaming of being in heaven.
What is the character vs. self conflict in the story so far?
Winnie wants freedom to do something important with her life.
When Winnie spots Jesse for the first time, what is he doing?
Drinking from the spring.
Winnie's grandmother thought the music coming from the wood was made by elves. How do we know it is most likely not elves?
Mae left home with a music box and was headed for the wood that morning.
What is the weather like so far?
Very hot, uncomfortable temperature.
How can we describe Winnie Foster?
She's lonely, wishes she had a sibling, exasperated with her family, wants to be free.
What is the character vs. character conflict in the story so far?
Winnie wants to drink from the spring, but Jesse won't let her.
OR
Winnie vs. her family's rules
The inciting moment of the story is when...
What POV is the story told from?
Third-person limited