| Question |
Answer |
| In Winnie's household, the women have a strong sense of what? |
The Foster women have a strong sense of duty. |
| How is the Tucks' house different from Winnie's? |
The Tucks' house is small and disordered. |
| How does Mae explain all the unfinished projects in the house? |
They make things to sell. |
| When Winnie expresses sympathy for the Tucks never having any friends, how does Mae reply? |
Mae says that she and Tuck "got each other." |
| Why does Winnie get upset while eating dinner with the Tucks? |
She doesn't feel as if she belongs there - everything is done the Tucks' way. |
| When Mae suddenly recalls passing a man on the road, how does Winnie explain not calling out to him for help? |
Winnie said that she was too scared to call for help. |
| While talking to Tuck on the pond, what does Winnie realize is part of life? |
Winnie realizes that death is actually a part of life. |
| How does Tuck describe what it is like to be as the Tucks are? |
Tuck describes their situation as being "rocks beside the road." |
| What brings Tuck's talk with Winnie to an abrupt end? |
Tuck and Winnie's conversation comes to a quick end when Miles shouts the alarm that the horse had been stolen. |
| What does Jesse suggest that Winnie do? |
Jesse suggests that Winnie should drink the spring water when she is seventeen years old. |