1. What kind of sleep does Winnie have? Why?
Winnie does not have a good sleep because she is uncomfortable in the new environment and is unable to stop thinking about the man in the yellow suit.
2. What is Jesse’s plan for the future? What does Winnie think of this plan? What do you think of it?
Jesse plans to have Winnie drink the water when she turns 17 so they can live together for ever. At first Winnie thinks it is a good idea because she thought she was in love with Jesse, but then decided against it. I think it is a foolish idea because the heart and mind of a child that young changes in an instant. She would not be able to have a normal life either.
3. What does the man in the yellow suit want in exchange for Winnie?
In exchange for Winnie the man in the yellow suit wants to purchase the forest that contains the spring form the Fosters.
4. How does the stranger treat the constable?
The stranger treated the constable with restrained malice and disrespect because he thought of him as ignorant.
5. Why does the stranger say he is going ahead? Do you think this is the real reason?
The stranger says to the constable that he is going ahead because he is worried for Winnie, but the real reason is because he wants to pressure the Tucks into giving him the location of the spring.
6. What does Miles want to do with his life? How is he different from his father?
Miles wants to do something important with his life. He wants to make a difference. His father, incomplete contrast, wants to live out his life in peace and under the radar.
7. Why don’t Miles and Winnie catch any fish for breakfast?
Miles and Winnie don’t end up catching any fish for breakfast because Winnie doesn’t want the fish to be killed.
8. What does Miles mean when he tells Winnie, “People got to be meat-eaters sometimes”? (p. 88). Do you agree?
He means that people must eat meat sometime in their life in order to have a completely healthy, natural diet.
9. As Winnie looks at the Tucks, how seems “dearest of them all”? (p.91). Why do you think that is?
To Winnie Tuck is the dearest of them all. I feel this is because she sees and respects him as a father figure.
10. What happens to break the pleasant mood at Tuck’s breakfast table?
The man in the yellow suit knocked on the door.
