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

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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

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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

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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? 

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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. 

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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

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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