Tuck Everlasting Vocabulary 1-10 Quiz

What does the word "melancholy" mean as used in the book Tuck Everlasting?

• Joyful and happy

• Deeply thoughtful

• Sad, gloomy, or depressed

• Excited and eager

In Tuck Everlasting, what does the term "bovine" refer to?

• Relating to birds

• Relating to cows

• Relating to dogs

• Relating to fish

The word "perilous" in Tuck Everlasting means:

• Safe and secure

• Full of danger or risk

• Extremely boring

• Very loud and noisy

The word "meager" in Tuck Everlasting means:

• small; lacking in quantity

• Surplus; more than enough

• Joyful and happy

• To express

How would you define the word 'rueful'?

• To respond in a sharp or angry way

• To express sorrow or regret, especially when in a slightly humorous way

• To change direction suddenly

• A puppet worked from above by strings attached to its limbs

What is a 'marionette'?

• A puppet worked from above by strings attached to its limbs

• To respond in a sharp or angry way

• To change direction suddenly

• To express sorrow or regret, especially when in a slightly humorous way

Closing the gate on her oldest fears as she had closed the gate of her own fenced yard, she discovered the wings she'd always wished she had. And all at once she was elated. What does elated mean?

• overjoyed; very happy

• caught

• understood

• funny

What does the word dismay mean?

• distress

• happiness

• encouragement

• freedom

What does the word jaunty mean?

• scared; feaful

• lively; cheerful

• upset; sad

• determined

What does the word implore mean?

• to sing

• to beg

• to answer

• to explore