Tuck Everlasting Test

What is the EXPOSITION that is set at the beginning of Tuck Everlasting?

• first week of August, hot, Treegap wood

• warm spring in a grassy valley

• chilly, November, seaside vacation home

• snowy, December, cabin in the mountainside

In Chapter 9, what SIMILE did the author use to describe how Angus Tuck made Winnie feel?

• like an unexpected present

• like Mae's blue hat

• like the finest thing that's happened in eighty years

• like an envelope

In Chapter 12, what does Pa Tuck say that the stuck boat is a metaphor for?

• the running water

• all the mortal beings in the world

• the immortal Tucks

• the life cycle

In Chapter 2, what can we INFER when Mae says she did not need to use the mirror?

• Mae is actually blind

• she thought she looked ugly

• her mirrors were broken

• her appearance hasn't changed in 87 years

Who stole the Tuck's horse?

• Winnie's father

• Jesse

• The man in the yellow suit

• The sheriff

In Chapter 2, what figurative language is being used in, "Mae Tuck was a great potato of a woman."

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

What does Winnie Foster say is her biggest desire?

• she wants a pet toad

• she wants to make friends

• she wants to do something that will make a difference in the world

• she wants to be immortal

In Chapter 7, what happened with Miles' wife and kids?

• Miles' wife said he sold his soul to the devil and she took the kids and left him

• Miles' wife passed after being sick for a long time

• Miles' wife left him for another man

• Miles' wife moved back to Europe

In Chapter 8, we can infer that part of the reason why Miles doesn't enjoy being immortal is because...

• Miles is bored

• Miles is scared to grow old

• Miles lost his wife and kids

• Miles misses his pet cat

In Chapter 10, how does Mae Tuck feel about living forever?

• she is scared about what will happen to her at end of the world

• she loves living forever and finds it fun

• she is upset and she hates it

• she thinks that they must take life as it comes