Tuck Everlasting Chapters 2-4

Tuck Everlasting
Chapters 2-4

​Running Away
Poem by Hayley Oxborough

I considered running away today,
To leave all my worries behind,
I considered running away today,
Then I changed my mind.
I thought about running away today,
How could I get there fast?
I thought about running away today,
That plan didn’t last.
I am going to run away today,
I’ve had enough of my life here,
Packed my bags to run away today,
Didn’t go because of fear.
I got up and ran away today,
Jumped on a train to Waterloo,
But while I was away today,
I realized I missed you.
I won’t be coming home today,
I’m starting my life new
Even though I won’t be home today,
Remember, I love you!

Poll

Would you run away?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

Would you run away? Explain why or why not.

Chapter 2

Draw

The author describes Mae as "a great potato of a woman with a round, sensible face and calm brown eyes."

Make a sketch of what you think Mae looks like.

Multiple Choice

Why is Mae Tuck so excited in Chapter 2? 

• She is excited to see her sons after ten years.
• She is nervous about selling her music box in the town. 
• She is fearful that someone in the village will see her.
• She thinks that her husband, Angus, may have had a heart attack. 

Multiple Choice

In chapter 2 of Tuck Everlasting, the narrator reveals a secret about the Tuck family. What is it?

• They cannot go out into the sunlight or they will die

• They have all bright red eyes

• They have all looked the same for 87 years

Multiple Choice

Describe the setting of chapter 2 in Tuck Everlasting.

• The setting of chapter 2 in Tuck Everlasting is a medieval castle in Europe.

• The setting of chapter 2 in Tuck Everlasting is a submarine at the bottom of the ocean.

• The setting of chapter 2 in Tuck Everlasting is a spaceship orbiting Mars.

• The setting of chapter 2 in Tuck Everlasting is the Tuck family's house and the surrounding woods.

Multiple Choice

In chapter 2, why doesn't Mae look in the mirror?

• She has an injured eye from falling out of a tree and landing on her head.

• Elves had stolen all of her mirrors so she did not have one.

• Angus hid all of the mirrors after they drank from the spring.

• Her appearance hadn't changed in 87 years.

Multiple Choice

In chapter 2 what type of figurative language did the author use? "Mae sat there frowning, a great potato of a woman..."

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Assonance

Multiple Choice

Mae puts on her shawl, pulls on her boots, and takes out a small ________________ and puts it in her pocket.

• wallet

• roll of dollar bills

• music box

• map

Multiple Choice

How long has it been since Mae Tuck was in Treegap?

• 6 months

• 2 years

• 5 years

• 10 years

Multiple Choice

Mae tells Angus that dreaming won't change anything and he should be __________________________.

• grateful to have a home

• used to things by now

• happy with his life

Chapter 3

Poll

Do you think Winnie will runaway?

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

At noon on a day in August __________________ decided to think about running away.

• Mae Tuck

• Angus Tuck

• Winnie Foster

• The stranger

Multiple Choice

At noon that day, Winnie sits on the grass inside her fence, talking to a ____________.

• toad

• neighbor

• friend

• cousin

Multiple Choice

What is Winnie tired of?

• Wearing stockings

• People bothering her all the time

• Toads are gross

• She doesn't like summer.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes Winnie?

• carefree and relaxed
• unhappy and frustrated
• anxious and fearful
• calm and friendly

Multiple Choice

Winnie is angry at her family because....

• They won't buy her a cell phone
• She wants siblings so her family will pay attention to someone else
• They refuse to let her keep the toad as a pet
• They're angry with her for talking to a stranger

Chapter 4

Draw

Sketch the stranger

Multiple Choice

What does the stranger look like/what is he wearing?

• A long chin, with a thin beard, gray hair, and a jaunty yellow suit

• A pink shirt, jeans, glasses, and some sneakers

• A shirt, a tie, and some boots

Multiple Choice

What is a marionette?

• A puppet that hangs from strings

• A banana that has turned brown

• A band that landan likes

• Magaly's new puppy

Reorder

At sunset, the _________________________ saunters up to the Fosters' fence to speak to Winnie.

• man

• in

• the

• yellow

• suit

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

In Chapter 4, a stranger talks to Winnie. Who does he say he's looking for?

• Winnie

• The Tuck's

• The Fosters

• He never really says who, he only says he's looking for a family.

Multiple Choice

How long does Winnie tell the man in the yellow suit that the Fosters have lived there?

• A couple of weeks

• None of his business

• A year or so

• FOREVER!

Multiple Choice

What is one word you could use to describe the man in the yellow suit?

• Funny

• Happy

• Suspicious

• Slow

Multiple Choice

What do Winnie, her grandmother, and the stranger hear?

• Cows in the woods

• Wolves howling in the woods

• A strange melody or music coming from the wood

• Voices singing in the wood

Multiple Choice

What does Winnie's grandmother think the music box is?

• Crickets

• Elf music

• A piano

• Windchimes

Multiple Choice

Who does Granny say is making the music?

• Drake

• elves

• Kasi

Multiple Choice

The stranger is happy after he hears the music. What can the reader infer from his happiness?

• That he really likes music

• That he believes he found what he was looking for

• That he enjoyed his conversation with Winnie

Multiple Choice

What does the man in the yellow suit do as he walks away?

• plans to rob Winnie's house

• laughs

• whistles