> OK, I'm very stuck. I feel like I've done everything 10 times. Here is what I'm carrying:
>
> You're Carrying:
> Sack
> Rope
> Hook
> Branch
> Silver Key
> Gold Key
> Sword
> Shovel
> Scroll
> Hammer
> Nails
> Bow
> Arrow
> Fishing Pole
> Club
> Ticket
> Pass Ring
> Sunstone
>
> My biggest problem right now is not being able to get into the tower by the volcano. I say Tootle Cakes and get up to the drawbridge, but nothing I do let's me open it.

There's another way in, but it'll prove fatal unless you have an item that's past the cat. Don't worry about it now.

> Also, I don't know how to help the sickly gnome >in the Enchanted Forest.

Go fish! Repeatedly! :)

> I also have some questions about different
>parts of the game that don't seem to make sense.
>Is there a point to that tower in the middle of
>the tangled bushes? I go in there and do
>everything it says, but there's nothing to do or
>take. I just end up leaving.

The tower is critical, actually. If you've made it up to the third floor, try doing some heavy reading.

>Is there a use for the tractor in the garage on
>the farm? Can I get any of the strange boxes
>from the garage?

Not this time around... wait til you play FQ2. :)

>I am I supposed to be able to
>do something about the cat in the garden? When
>will the bunny come and help me?

If you've done a favor for the bunny, he WILL help you - but only when you're in immediate danger, and you'll have to buy him a few minutes to get there.