Exploring Chapters 8 and 9 of Tuck Everlasting

What is the main reason the Tucks kidnapped Winnie?

• To protect her from danger

• To keep her from drinking the water

• To ask for ransom

• To make her their servant

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does the word 'scornful' mean in the context of the story?

• To be curious about

• To be afraid of

• To look down on

• To admire

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How does Jesse feel about telling Winnie their secret?

• He feels relieved

• He feels indifferent

• He feels scared

• He feels angry

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the term 'parson' likely mean in the context of the story?

• A kind person

• A strict person

• A funny person

• A lazy person

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

Why does May Tuck say they can't stay at the stream any longer?

• Because it's getting dark

• Because they need to take Winnie home

• Because they are hungry

• Because they are being followed

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How does Winnie feel about the Tucks despite their story?

• She feels a warm, spreading feeling

• She feels angry

• She feels indifferent

• She feels scared

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.4

What type of figurative language is used in 'closing the gate on her oldest fears as she closed the gate of her own fenced yard'?

• Personification

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Simile

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What does Winnie discover about herself as she spends time with the Tucks?

• She discovers she is immortal

• She discovers she is lonely

• She discovers she has wings

• She discovers she is brave

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What does the phrase 'the sweet earth opened its wide four corners to her like the petals of a flower' signify?

• Personification of the earth

• An idiom about nature

• A literal description of the earth

• A metaphor for new possibilities

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

How does Tuck make Winnie feel when she meets him?

• Like a friend

• Like an unexpected present

• Like a stranger

• Like a burden

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6