Tuck Everlasting Section 1 Review

What does the word 'balmy' mean?

• uncomfortably warm

• strange or odd

• refreshingly cool

• sad or gloomy

What is the meaning of the word 'tangent'?

• a sudden change of course

• an interruption or unwelcome visit

• an uncomfortable or intense feeling

• a sad or gloomy state of mind

How would you define the word 'oppressive'?

• comfortably warm and refreshing

• a sudden change of course or plan

• a sad or gloomy feeling or state of mind

• something uncomfortable or intense

What is the definition of 'melancholy'?

• a member of the clergy

• a strange or odd occurrence

• a short, sharp ringing sound

• a sad or gloomy feeling or state of mind

What does the word 'intrusions' mean?

• annoying, humiliating

• interruptions, unwelcome visits

• having a cheerful manner, happy

• in an unwilling or hesitant way

Having a cheerful manner, happy

• Jaunty

• Elated

• Luxurious

• Galling

in an unwilling or hesitant way

• reluctantly

• plinked

• elated

• indomitable

annoying or humiliating

• receded

• solemnly

• disarray

• galling

plinked

• member of the clergy

• impossible to defeat

• state of disorganization or untidiness

• short, sharp ringing sound

strange or odd, unusual

• peculiar

• galling

• perilous

• disarray