Chapter 1-5

1. What time of the year is the novel set in?

• August

• Spring

• January

• October

2. What is Treegap?

• An asylum

• A rural area

• A station of the moon

• A city

3. What is NOT one of the things happening in the prologue?

• A woman goes to meet her sons.

• A man arrives in the evening

• A man takes some vegetables to a market

• A girl decides to run

4. What does the road do when it meets the forest?

• Becomes a footpath

• Turns into a tunnel.

• Abruptly goes around

• Vanishes

5. How does the author describes the cottage near the road?

• A run-down shack

• A homely, friendly cottage

• A “touch-me-not” cottage

• A wealthy mansion

6. Who lives in the cottage?

• The Tucks

• The Fosters

• The Smiths

• The constables Family

7. How do the people of the town interact with the woods?

• They rarely go into it

• They plan to chop it down

• Some people go hunting in the fall

• They often search for berries there

8. What is the secret in the woods?

• A drawing on the side of a tree

• A castle

• An ancient temple

• A spring by an ash tree

What would be the result if people found this secret?

• It would unleash a terrible evil

• It would be a world-shaking disaster

• It would mean salvation for all humanity

• It would destroy all of humanity

10. What does Mae Tuck say to her husband when they wake up?

• I’m leaving you

• The boys will be home tomorrow

• It’s time to harvest the wheat

• I love you