| Question | Answer |
| What happened at dawn? | Mae Tuck set out to see her sons. |
| What happened at noon? | Winnie Foster decided to think about running away. |
| What happened at sunset? | A stranger appeared asking questions at the Fosters' gate. |
| What do people want to do when they walk by the Fosters' house? | They may want to throw stones at it. |
| What does the appearance of the wood make people want to do? | They want to speak in whispers. |
| What is unique about the Tucks? | They haven't changed in appearance in eighty-seven years. |
| What is the one pretty thing Mae owns that she takes with her? | a music box |
| Why does Winnie want to run away? | She wants to do something that will make a difference in the world. |
| Why does Winnie decide she wouldn't want to make the toad a pet? | She doesn't want to keep him caged up. |
| Who is the stranger looking for? | a family |
| What color suit is the stranger wearing? | yellow |
| What does Winnie's grandmother think is making the music in the wood? | elves |
| What does the author say is responsible for the path going around the wood and not through it? | the cows |
| What does the ferris wheel symbolize? | the cycle of life |
| a time to be born, and | a time to die |
| a time to plant, and | a time to reap |
| a time to kill, and | a time to heal |
| a time to weep, and | a time to laugh |
| a time to mourn, and | a time to dance |
| a time of war, and | a time of peace |
