Scene Eleven: The Silo

Question 1

[JESSE and WINNIE are revealed on the silo.]

Answer 1

I was so afraid you wouldn’t get away.

Question 2

JESSE: I may be 102 but I can still outrun anyone.

Answer 2

I’m so sorry. I tried to warn you.

Question 3

JESSE: No, no. It’s okay. It’s refreshing to have somebody looking out for me who isn’t Ma.

Answer 3

But Jesse, that man came by my house this morning. He heard the music box. He… knows about you.

Question 4

JESSE: I know he knows. Guess the family reunion’s over early. It won’t be the first time.

Answer 4

But you just got here. And you’re the first real friend I’ve made in -

Question 5

JESSE: Forever?

Answer 5

Yes.

Question 6

JESSE: Believe me, I know.

Answer 6

So, is this goodbye, then?

Question 7

JESSE: Maybe not. Listen: Ma and Pa and Miles? They don’t know how to enjoy anything anymore. They’re stuck in the past. But you? You thought it was amazing to climb a tree. Imagine seeing the Eiffel Tower! The Egyptian pyramids!

Answer 7

The world.

Question 8

JESSE: Exactly.

Answer 8

WINNIE: But Jesse, I’m not even allowed to play in the woods. I could never go on those kinds of adventures.

Question 9

JESSE: GO TO THE SPRING AND DRINK

Answer 9

What if I forget where the spring is?

Question 10

JESSE: I’ll go get some of the water, and you can take it back and keep it - safe.

Answer 10

You make the world sound so exciting. I want to just drink the water right now.

Question 11

JESSE: No! You have to wait.

Answer 11

Why? What’s the difference?