Prologue - Chapter 2
How many years has the Tuck family looked exactly the same?
87
Why is Winnie talking to a toad at the beginning of the chapter?
Winnie feels lonely and stifled by her family’s constant hovering. The toad is the only creature she feels she can talk to without being judged or corrected.
Who was listening in the shadows while the Tucks told Winnie their secret?
The Stranger.
To give someone comfort in a time of need.
Curious, lonely, dreams of life outside the fence.
Winnie Foster
What is located at the center of the wood?
A giant ash tree with a tiny spring bubbling up through its roots, hidden under a pile of pebbles.
How does Mae react when she sees Winnie?
Mae is surprised and worried.
Why is it important to know that the cat did not drink from the spring?
What is the cat does not live an everlasting life.
Cross
This character has a music box that she takes everywhere with her.
Mae (Ma) Tuck
What does Angus (Pa) Tuck dream about?
He dreams that they are all in heaven and have never even heard of the town of Treegap.
How does Jesse keep Winnie from drinking from the Spring?
He puts his foot on top of the rocks covering the spring.
What happened to Miles’s family (his wife and children)?
His wife thought he had sold his soul to the devil because he did not age. She left him and took their two children with her.
Strange, odd, weird.
Peculiar
The character that is joyful and adventurous. The romantic interest
Jesse Tuck
What does the narrator suggest would happen if people discovered the spring?
It would be a disaster because it would keep the world from moving on, describing it as a "tremendous error."
What is the stranger looking for?
He claims to be looking for a family, though he doesn't immediately name them.
Name at least 3 events that caused the Tucks to know something was different about them.
Jesse fell from a tree on his head, Pa was bit by a poisonous snake, Ma cut her arm, Jesse ate poisonous mushrooms, The horse was shot.
Showing a lot of dislike towards something.
Scornful
The villain; represents the danger of the secret.
The Stranger
What are the three seemingly unrelated events that the narrator says will tie together?
1) Mae Tuck sets out on her horse to meet her sons, Miles and Jesse.
2) Winnie Foster decides to think about running away.
3) A stranger appears at the Fosters' gate looking for someone.
What age does Jesse Tuck give Winnie the FIRST time she asks how old he is?
104
BONUS: What age did he drink from the Spring?
What happened to the tree where they drank the water?
Pa carved a "T" into the trunk. When they returned twenty years later, the "T" was still fresh, and the tree hadn't grown an inch.
A puppet worked from above by strings attached to its limbs.
Marionette
Feels sad and/or trapped. The philosopher; explains why death is necessary.
Angus (Pa) Tuck