Tuck Everlasting Chp. 9-13

How is Tuck able to help Winnie to make sense of why it is important that no one knows their secret?

• He takes her down the river and never returns.
• He says that no one will ever move on and will be stuck. 
• He says that the pond never moves. 
• He says life is lovely.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What does Tuck mean when he says, “We got to get you home just as fast as we can. I got a feeling this whole thing is going to come apart like wet bread?”

• Everything will fall apart and make a mess. 
• Soggy bread is the best.
• If she doesn't go home, they will call 911.
• Everything will be alright.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How do you think Mae felt when Winnie mentioned how sad and lonely it must be to move around all of the time and have no friends?

• She loves being old forever.
• She doesn't mind, because she has Tuck.
• She loves to move all the time.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What does the author mean when she stated that Winnie was in training to be like her mother and grandmother? 

• She was trained to be an old lady.
• She was trained to be be a mother. 
• She was trained to keep a house clean.

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

Why was Tuck so hesitant to say that it was the best thing that had happened to their family in...and he didn’t mention the years?

• He didn't know if Winnie would run away.
• He didn't know if Winnie knew about the spring.
• He didn't know if Winnie could add.
• He didn't know how old Winnie is.

How has Tuck already changed from his melancholy creases on his face to exclaiming that Winnie was the best thing that had happened to his family in at least 80 years?

• He is happier than he has been in a while.
• He loves to frown.
• He is never happy when new people show up.
• He is a mad man all the time.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why do you think the Tucks can’t keep a job, rather they need to make things to sell from town to town? 

• They hate working.
• They are rich and don't have to work.
• They can't find jobs because they are old.
• They have to keep changing jobs, so no one knows they are not aging.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What made Winnie begin to think the Tucks were crazy? 

• She was in a strange place, and the house was a mess.
• They were running around making a lot of noise.
• They were very nice to her.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Why are all the men of the Tuck family insisting on taking Winnie out for a row on the pond? 

• They want to take her fishing.
• They want to take her on a boat.
• They want to discuss the spring.
• They want to show her around.

How does Tuck compare his life to that of the life in the pond? 

• He says that he is a fish in the water.
• He says that he loves moving like the water in the pond.
• He says that the pond is a wheel, but he is stuck and can't move.
• He says that death is like the pond.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6