• What made Mae decide to go back to Treegap?
• Who was it that Winnie saved with water from the spring?
• What does Jesse give Minnie when they create their plan to help Mae escape?
• Who goes with Winnie to the pond, to catch fish for dinner?
• What do the Fosters agree to give the man in the yellow suit if he brings Winnie home safely?
• Which character in the novel states that he feels "stuck"?
• Which character wished for Winnie to drink the spring when she turned 17?
• Who do Tuck and Mae meet with every 10 years?
• What is it that plays music in the forest?
• Who first explains to Winnie why she must be quiet about the spring?
• What was Winnie's initial plan to escape her summer boredom, before the novel takes place?
• What does Mae use to kill the man in the yellow suit?
• What originally givea Winnie the idea that there is something mysterious about the Tucks?
• What does Mr. Tuck dream?
• Why does the Tuck family initially kidnap Winnie?
• Arrests Mae
• Joins the Tuck family in living forever
• Oldest Tuck child
• Youngest Tuck child
• Overhears the Tuck family's secret
• what prompts mae to kill someone? The man threatened to bottle the spring water and sell it.
• how does winnie help mae to get out of jail? she takes her place.
• what does winnie ultimately do with the spring water jesse gives to her? She pours it on the toad.
• why does the man in the yellow suit want to find the tuck family? he wants eternal life.
• why can mae not go to trial for killing the man in the yellow suit? The punishment for murder is hanging, but mae cannot die. The family's secret would be exposed.

Essay: What does Mr. Tuck try to explain to Winnie about life and death? How does Winnie come to realize the truth in his opinions? Mr. Tuck tries to explain to Winnie that life and death are connected. He tries to show that living forever is not really considered living at all from his point of view, because you must be able to die as a part of your life. He tries to explain that death is a natural thing, and that it comes in the cycle of a great life. Winnie realizes that death must happen she discusses the topic with Angues Tuck. He teaches her that immortaility is not truly the best option, and that she should let life take its own course. He also teaches her that when she dies, it will be the way she is supposed to die, instead of living forever.