Tuck Everlasting - Metaphors and Theme

The following is a metaphor that compares what two things?

"The wood was at the center, the hub of the wheel. A Ferris wheel has one, as the sun is the hub of the wheeling calendar. Fixed points they are, and best left undisturbed, for without them, nothing holds together.”(pg. 4)

• A ferris wheel and the woods

• A ferris wheel and the Tucks

• The sun and the woods

• The Fosters and the woods

The following is a metaphor that compares what two things?

“It was the only living thing in sight except for a stationary cloud of hysterical gnats suspended in the heat above the road.” (Pg. 13)

• A cloud and the heat

• Gnats and hysterical

• A cloud and the gnats

• Gnats and the heat

The following is a metaphor that compares what two things?

“But she felt there was nothing to be afraid of, not really. For they seemed gentle. Gentle and - in a strange way - childlike. They made her feel old.” (Pg. 44)

• Children and strangers

• Old people and strangers

• The Tucks and old people

• The Tucks and children

The following is a metaphor that compares what two things?

“But the wood had a sleeping, otherworld appearance that made you want to speak in whispers.” (Pg. 6)

• The wood and another world

• Whispers and sleeping

• The wood and sleeping children

• Sleeping children and another world

The following is an example of what theme of the story?

On page 23 it states that Winnie could slip out and go into the wood to find out if it really was fairies she heard the previous day. While she is afraid to go out on her own, she decides to go anyways.

• Order and disorder

• Natural Life Cycle

• Independence

• Greed

The following is an example of what theme from the story?

On page 50 the Foster’s home and Tuck’s home are being compared. The Foster’s home is described as being neat, clean, and orderly while the Tuck’s home has cobwebs, dust, and a mouse living in a drawer.

• Order and Disorder

• Natural Life Cycle

• Independence

• Greed

The following is an example of what theme from the story?

Pg 62 talks about the water cycle and Tuck compares it to life. Tuck states on page 63, “But dyng’s part of the wheel, right there next to being born.”

• Order and Disorder

• Natural Life Cycle

• Independence

• Greed

The following is an example of what theme from the story?

Pg 75 has the man in the yellow suit asking for the wood in exchange for information on where Winnie is.

• Order and Disorder

• Natural Life Cycle

• Independence

• Greed