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| Why didn't the cows' path go through the Foster's woods? | It was eerie, so the cows went around the woods |
| Why was Winnie unhappy at the beginning of the novel? | She felt trapped |
| Why is Angus Tuck only happy when he is sleeping? | He dreams about dying and going to heaven |
| What does Mae Tuck take with her everywhere she goes? | Her music box |
| How long have the Tucks looked exactly the same? | 87 years |
| What or who is the man in the yellow suit looking for? | a family |
| Why did Jesse SAY that Winnie shouldn't drink from the spring? | He says that it's dirty |
| How was Winnie's idea of kidnappers different from what the Tucks were like? | They weren't big burly men and they didn't carry her off like a sack of potatoes screaming. |
| Why didn't Winnie call out for help to the man in the yellow suit when she was being kidnapped? | She wanted an adventure, she was scared, things happened too fast |
| Why did the Tucks have to take Winnie back to their house? | To explain the secret of the spring |
| What happened to Miles' wife and children because of the spring? | They left Miles |
| Who overheard the Tucks telling Winnie the story of the spring? | the man in the yellow suit |
| How is the Tucks' house different from Winnie's house? | it is smaller and messier |
| Why did Winnie say she wanted to go home at supper? | She was homesick |
| Why did Winnie decide to keep the secret of the spring? | She realized that living forever was more of a curse than a blessing |
| Why did Winnie ask Miles to let the fish go? | She felt sorry for it and she didn't want to be responsible for its death |
| Why do you think the author didn't give the man in the yellow suit a name? | to make him more mysterious |
| Why didn't Winnie sleep the night at the Tucks? | she was thinking about all of the events of the day, and the Tucks kept coming to check on her |
| What did Jesse suggest that Winnie do about drinking from the spring? | to wait until she's 17 so that they can get married |
| What does the symbol of the wheel represent? | the circle of life |
| What does the man in the yellow suit want in exchange for information about Winnie? | the woods |
| Why was Miles sad when he talked about his children? | they would probably be dead by now |
| Where did the man in the yellow suit FIRST hear about the Tucks? | his grandmother |
| What was the man in the yellow suit planning to do with the spring? | sell it for a high price to people who "deserve" to live forever |
| How were the Tucks and Winnie going to be a part of his plan? | he was going to use them for demonstrations or advertisements |
| How did Mae stop the man in the yellow suit from kidnapping Winnie? | she hit him in the head with Tuck's shot gun |
| Why must Mae Tuck not be hanged? | because then everyone will know that she can't die |
| Did Winnie's family believe that she had gone on her own and not been kidnapped? | no |
| How was Winnie different since she had the experience with the Tucks? | it was the first time she ever had a secret from her family, she learned about death |
| Why did Winnie cry about the wasp? | because she realized that she had ended a life |
| Who comes to see Winnie the morning after she returns home? | Miles |
| What is Miles's plan to free Mae? | He would take out the bars from the window so she can escape |
| How does Winnie help to free Mae? | she takes her place in the jail cell |
| What does Jesse give Winnie? | a little bottle of spring water |
| Is Miles's plan to break Mae out of jail successful? | yes |
| What does Winnie do with the spring water Jesse gives her? | gives it to the toad |
| Does Winnie ever drink from the spring? | no |
| How do we know that Winnie never drinnks from the spring? | when the Tucks return to Treegap in 1950, they see her grave |
