Chapter Thirteen
1. What happened to Tuck's horse?
2. Why had the Foster family not gone to bed despite the late hour?
3. What does the man tell Winnie's grandmother?
4. Who might the man in the yellow suit be?
Chapter Fourteen
1. Why did Winnie experience difficulty sleeping?
2. Explain how Winnie could be exhausted by the conversation in the rowboat.
3. Why is Winnie having doubts as to whether or not the Tucks are actually criminals?
4. What does Jesse suggest that Winnie Foster do and how does she react?
Chapter Fifteen
1. Describe the opening scene in this chapter.
2. What does the stranger demand in return for providing the Fosters with the location of their missing daughter Winnie?
3. How do you think you would have reacted to the stranger's demands if you were the Fosters?
Chapter Sixteen
1. How does the stranger justify his delay in reporting the crime to the constable?
2. Why does the constable express surprise when he learns that the Fosters have agreed to sell their land to the stranger?
3. How did the man in the yellow suit respond when the constable asked him what he intended to do with his newly acquired piece of property?
Chapter Seventeen
1. What does Miles invite Winnie to do?
2. Why was Winnie convinced that the Tucks would honor their promise to return her to her family?
3. Why didn't Miles take his own son and daughter to the spring to drink?
4. How does Miles respond to Winnie's reflection that it would be nice if nothing ever had to die.
5. What is the clincher that convinced Winnie that the Tucks were right about wanting to keep the spring a secret?
Chapter Eighteen
1. Why is Tuck concerned about taking Winnie home?
2. What wish does Winnie make for the first time since her capture?
3. Who does Winnie think may be the nicest family member of all?
4. How does the knock on the door create suspense?
Chapter Nineteen
1. Why was Winnie suspicious of the man in the yellow suit?
2. What connection is there between the Tuck family and the man in the yellow suit?
3. What tune did the man in the yellow suit hear near the Foster cottage that convinced him that he had finally stumbled onto the "family that didn't grow older"?
4. What caused Mae's face to drain of all color?
5. What did the man in the yellow suit claim he would do with the spring?
6. Describe the scene at the end of the chapter.
Chapter Twenty
1. What reason did Mae give for hitting the man?
2. Why might Tuck be envious of the man lying on the ground?
3. What did the constable warn would happen if the man succumbed to his injuries?
4. What serious dilemma will occur if Mae Tuck is either placed in jail or hanged?
Chapter Twenty-One
1. Why did Winnie like her rocking chair despite the fact she had outgrown it?
2. What defence did the Fosters offer for Winnie when they learn that she went to the Tuck house of her own volition?
3. What did the Fosters sense shortly after they had put Winnie to bed?
4. Despite their horror at recent events, what secret hope does Winnie's family foster?
5. Why does Winnie accept that the man in the yellow suit must die?
Chapter Twenty-Two
1. What affect did the warm metal bars of the fence have on Winnie's thoughts?
2. How does the grandmother react when Winnie tells her that she would like to give the toad a drink of water?
3. Who was Winnie surprised to see on the other side of the fence?
4. Outline Miles' plan?
5. Why does Jesse give to Winnie?
6. How does Winnie offer to help or in her own words, make a difference?
Chapter Twenty-Three
1. What does Winnie do with Jesse's present?
2. Why is Winnie so restless?
3. What is Winnie beginning to think is the real truth about the Tuck family?
4. Why did Winnie jerk awake sometime later in the night?
Chapter Twenty-Four
1. What realization did Winnie come to as she left the house?
2. Who was waiting for her at the gate?
3. What object, shaped like an upside down L, was located at the back of the jailhouse?
4. Locate the origin of the lines: "Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage".
5. Why does Miles pour oil onto the nails?
6. What is the significance of Jesse's one word, remember?
Chapter Twenty-Five
1. Explain what happened soon after Winnie made herself comfortable on the cot?
2. How did the constable react when he discovered what had happened?
3. Why did Winnie pour the bottle of water over the toad?
Epilogue
1. What evidence is there that a great deal of time has passed since the Tuck family made their last visit?
2. What happened to the Foster home?
3. How does Tuck react to the inscription on the tombstone?
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