Tuck Everlasting Review

Natalie Babbit describes Winnie's house as having, "a touch-me-not appearance" and "a capable iron fence...which said 'Move on, we do not want you here'" This is an example of 

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Motif

Which word would best describe Winnie's parents and grandmother?

• Cranky

• Cruel

• Careless

• Overprotective

What reason does the man in the yellow suit give for stopping by Winnie's house on the first night?

• He's lost

• He's visiting an old friend whose name Foster

• He used to live there

• He's looking for a family, but doesn't say the name

When Winnie first sees Jesse he is...

• Climbing a tree

• Talking to her toad

• Drinking from a spring

• Riding his horse

Who stole the Tuck's horse?

• Winnie's father

• Jesse

• The man in the yellow suit

• The sheriff

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
At dawn, Mae Tuck set out on her horse for the wood at the edge of the village of Treegap.  She was going there, as she did once every ten years, to meet her two sons, Miles and Jesse, and she was feeling at ease.  At noon time, Winnie Foster, whose family owned the Treegap wood, lost her patience at last and decided to think about running away.  

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

When the Tucks first take Winnie away on their horse, she feels...

• Happy and adventurous

• Like she's in love with Jesse

• Terrified so she screams

• Confused, in shock, and later on she's sad

In the story, how long had it been since the Tuck's first drank from the spring?

• 100 years

• 87 years

• 23 years

• 10 years

Why does Angus Tuck take Winnie out onto the pond?

• To catch trout for breakfast

• To show her the spring

• To scare her into keeping the secret

• To explain why keeping the secret is so important

Which member of the Tuck family is the saddest about their immortality?

• Angus

• Mae

• Jesse

• Miles