Tuck Everlasting Test

What is the climax of Tuck Everlasting?

• Jesse giving Winnie a bottle of the water

• Winnie pouring the bottle of water on the toad

• Mae hitting the man in the yellow suit in the head

• the constable telling the Foster's the man in the yellow suit was dead

Winnie offers to help the Tucks rescue Mae and they agree. What is her part of the plan?

• to distract the constable while the Tucks break Mae out of her jail cell

• to saw the bars off the window of the jail cell so Mae can escape

• to trade places with Mae after she escapes from the jail cell

Winnie realized Mae had done what she did on purpose. What were two of her reasons?

• she didn't like him

• the Tucks couldn't risk him giving out the secret

• he wouldn't give the Tuck's any money for their help

• she didn't want him hurting Winnie

What is the central idea of Tuck Everlasting?  *Note: the central or main idea is specific to one text--it's not a universal message. 

• Love

   

• Winnie Foster must make a difficult choice between becoming immortal or living a natural life. 

• Wheel

• Can you imagine what life would be like if nothing ever died- even the mosquitoes? 

Which of the following is an example of an INTERNAL conflict?

• The Tucks break Mae out of jail. 

• Winnie must decide whether or not to drink the everlasting water. 

• Mae hits the Stranger to protect Winnie. 

• The Tucks kidnap Winnie. 

What element of the setting had the greatest effect on the conflict?

• The hot, oppressive August weather

• The town of Treetop

• The everlasting spring water. 

• The bullfrogs in the Tuck's pond

What does Jesse want Winnie to do when she gets older?

• Live a long and natural life. 

• Help him sell the everlasting water. 

• See the Eiffel Tower when she's older. 

   

• Drink the everlasting water when she's 17 and marry him. 

Angus Tuck compares his family to "rocks stuck on the side of a stream."  How are the Tucks like rocks?

• They are stuck in Treegap like a pile of stones. 

• Like rocks, they don't change and grow.

• They are ignorant like rocks. 

• They are tough and stone-like. 

Angus Tuck tells Winnie, "Don't be afraid of death, be afraid of the unlived life." What does he want Winnie to do?

• Drink the water and marry Jesse. 

• Live the best natural life possible. 

• Drink the water and don't be afraid of death. 

• Live life like she can't die. 

In the novel, what happened to the giant ash tree, the wood, and the spring?

• The tree got hit by lightning and they had to bulldoze the entire wood out. 

• The wood was made into a large public park for all the people in Treegap. 

• Winnie sold the water and made a fortune. 

• Winnie capped the spring and built a new home over it.