Exploring Tuck Everlasting: Chapters 1-7

Read the sentence from Chapter 1: "The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning. The weeks that come before are only a climb from balmy spring, and those that follow a drop to the chill of autumn, but the first week of August is motionless, and hot. It is curiously silent, too, with blank white dawns and glaring noons, and sunsets smeared with too much color. Often at night there is lightning, but it quivers all alone. There is no thunder, no relieving rain. These are strange and breathless days, the dog days, when people are led to do things they are sure to be sorry for after." Based on this passage, what is the meaning of the word "melancholy" as used in Chapter 1 of *Tuck Everlasting*?

• Happiness

• Sadness

• Anger

• Excitement

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Read the sentence from Chapter 2: "Mae Tuck set out on her horse for the village of Treegap. She was a great, comfortable-looking woman, with a big, gentle face, and she seemed almost as if she were too big for the little horse she rode. She was used to going alone, and she was used to doing things in her own way. She was also, in a way, tolerant." Based on this passage, what does the word "tolerant" mean when describing Mae Tuck?

• Unkind

• Patient

• Forgetful

• Nervous

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According to the text, who is the first member of the Tuck family that Winnie meets?

• Angus Tuck

• Jesse Tuck

• Mae Tuck

• Miles Tuck

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Which of the following best describes the setting at the beginning of *Tuck Everlasting*?

• A busy city street

• A quiet, rural village

• A mountain cabin

• A desert town

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What is the main theme introduced in Chapters 1-7 of *Tuck Everlasting*?

• The importance of friendship

• The mystery of immortality

• The value of hard work

• The excitement of travel

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Read the sentence from Chapter 2: "Mae Tuck set out on her horse for the village of Treegap. She was a great, comfortable-looking woman, with a big, gentle face, and she seemed almost as if she were too big for the little horse she rode. She was used to going alone, and she was used to doing things in her own way. She was also, in a way, tolerant. And she wore a great wide straw hat with a blue ribbon, and on the day she set out to see her sons, she was feeling rather jaunty." Based on this passage, what does the word "jaunty" mean when describing Mae Tuck's appearance?

• Tired

• Lively

• Angry

• Sad

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Read the sentence from Chapter 5: "Mae sat down and took Winnie’s hand. 'Don’t be afraid, child,' she said consolingly. 'We would never hurt you.'" Which strategy would best help you determine the meaning of the word "consolingly" as used in this sentence?

• Looking for a definition in the text

• Using the context of how the character is speaking

• Skipping the word

• Guessing based on the length of the word

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Which detail from the text best supports the idea that Winnie feels trapped at home?

• "Winnie had often been curious about the woods."

• "She sat on the grass, frowning at a toad."

• "She was kept in by her grandmother and mother."

• "The sun was shining brightly."

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How does Jesse Tuck’s attitude toward living forever differ from Miles Tuck’s attitude in Chapters 1-7?

• Jesse is excited, while Miles is unhappy

• Both are unhappy

• Jesse is scared, while Miles is excited

• Both are excited

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Which event in Chapters 1-7 best shows how Winnie responds to challenges?

• She runs away from home

• She talks to the toad about her feelings

• She bravely speaks to the Tucks after being taken

• She ignores her grandmother

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