Tuck Everlasting Ch. 20-23

Who does Winnie wrap her arms around and press her cheek into their chest to avoid seeing Mae hit the man in the yellow suit over the head with the shotgun?

• Jesse

• Miles

• Tuck

• The constable

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why does Mae say she hit the man in the yellow suit over the head?

• "He was going to find our secret."

• "He was taking the child away."

• "He didn't deserve the Fosters' wood."

• "He has always been our enemy."

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Winnie say that shocks the constable?

• She says she knows something that will make him very, very rich.

• She says not to bother shooting the Tucks because they will not die.

• She says the man in the yellow suit is the criminal, not the Tucks.

• She says she wasn't kidnapped by the Tucks; she says she wanted to go with them.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

INFERENCE: Why does Tuck look at the man in the yellow suit enviously (wishing he could have what the man in the yellow suit has)?

• Tuck wishes he had clothes as nice as the man in the yellow suit.

• Tuck wishes he owned the Fosters' woods like the man in the yellow suit is going to.

• Tuck wishes so badly that he, too, could be dying, like the man in the yellow suit seems to be.

• Tuck wishes he was smart like the man in the yellow suit.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Why does Winnie (and the rest of the Tuck family) know that Mae Tuck must NOT get the gallows as punishment?

• Because she's afraid of heights.

• Because nobody wants to see her executed.

• Because she did the right thing by hitting the man in the yellow suit over the head.

• Because anyone watching Mae at the gallows will see she cannot die.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Back at home with her family, what does Winnie do to try to soothe herself?

• Rocks in her little rocking chair.

• Sings the song to heself from Mae's music box.

• Pets the bullfrog she brought in from outside.

• Takes a hot bath.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What type of weather is happening outside Winnie's window while she tries to soothe herself?

• Hot, white sun.

• Throbbing heat lightning.

• Heavy downpour.

• Steady breeze.

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

The constable arrives at the Fosters' doorstep with what news?

• The man in the yellow suit is in a coma.

• The man in the yellow suit has died.

• The man in the yellow suit woke up.

• The man in the yellow suit has disappeared.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What does Winnie compare Mae killing the man in the yellow suit to?

• Herself smashing a wasp with a book.

• An elephant stepping on a mouse with its feet.

• A baseball player hitting a home run with a bat.

• Her grandmother swatting at a fly with a fly swatter.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Winnie is worried about WHO being so thirsty outside the Foster house?

• Miles

• Jesse

• Tuck

• The toad

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3