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Tuck Everlasting Test

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the wood's owner?

a)

The Fosters

b)

The man in yellow suit

c)

The Tucks

d)

Treegap

2.

What was one pretty thing that Mae owned?

a)

gloves

b)

music box

c)

shawl

d)

leather boots

3.

In which month does the story take place?

a)

April

b)

August

c)

July

d)

September

4.

What does Mae Tuck do every 10 years?

a)

meets her sons Miles and Jesse

b)

polishes her music box

c)

goes to visit Winnie

d)

moves to a new location

5.

How does the author describe the cottage near the road?

a)

A "touch-me-not" cottage

b)

A homely, friendly cottage

c)

A wealthy mansion

d)

A run-down shack

6.

What is the secret in the woods?

a)

A castle

b)

An ancient temple

c)

A spring by an ash tree

d)

A drawing on the side of a tree

7.

What is one of the few things Tuck enjoys?

a)

apple pie

b)

sleep

c)

watching blue birds

d)

fishing

8.

How long has the Tuck family looked the same?

a)

100 years

b)

87 years

c)

17 years

d)

7 years

9.
What are the names of Mae's two sons?
a)
Miles and Angus
b)
Miles and Tuck
c)
Miles and Jesse
d)
Miles and Jack
10.

What does the 'touch-me-not' cottage suggest?

a)

People who live there are friendly.

b)

People who live there do not like to be touched.

c)

People who live there are not friendly.

d)

People who live there are invisible.

11.
What does the author compare to August?
a)
The hottest day ever
b)
The middle of a bike wheel
c)
The highest seat of a ferris wheel
d)
The beginning of school
12.
“The house is so proud of itself.” This is what type of figurative language?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
13.

At the beginning of the story, what is Mae Tuck so excited about?

a)

Seeing her sons, Miles and Jesse

b)

Going to see Winnie

c)

Getting to ride her horse

d)

Taking a boat ride with Tuck

14.
How long had it been since Mae went to Treegap?
a)
5 years
b)
7 years
c)
10 years
d)
12 years
15.

In whom does Winnie confide about wanting to run away from home?

a)

Jesse Tuck

b)

The toad

c)

Her granny

d)

Her best friend

16.
Why does Winnie want a brother or sister?
a)
So she has someone to play with
b)
So she has someone to pick on 
c)
So she has someone to blame
d)
So her parents don't call her name so much
17.
What does Granny think is causing the strange sound coming from the woods?
a)
Ghosts
b)
Elves
c)
A marching band
18.
Who else is with Winnie and Granny when the strange music is heard?
a)
The stranger
b)
Her mom
c)
Jesse
d)
Miles
19.
Who does Winnie see when she goes into the woods?
a)
Jesse
b)
Miles
c)
Mae
d)
Tuck
20.
What two answers does Jesse give Winnie about his age?
a)
104 and 17
b)
42 and 17
c)
104 and 12
d)
42 and 12
21.

What does Mae Tuck mean when she says, “The worst is happening at last”?

a)

The man in the yellow suit heard the music.

b)

Someone has discovered their secret of the spring.

c)

They will no longer live forever.

22.
What do the Tuck's do to Winnie?
a)
Take her back to the Foster's house
b)
Sing her a song
c)
Hypnotize her
d)
Kidnap her
23.
What calms Winnie from crying?
a)
She drinks from the spring
b)
The music box plays
c)
She sees her Granny
24.
Which of these did NOT happen to make the Tucks realize something strange was happening to them?
a)
Jesse fell out of a tree and landed on his head
b)
Pa got snake bit
c)
Jesse ate the poison toadstools
d)
Mae was shot by a gun
25.
Jesse and Miles seem to feel differently about the fact that they’re never going to die. What’s the difference?
a)
Jesse embraces it; Miles is serious about it
b)
Jesse hates it; Miles loves it
26.
Who was listening as the Tucks told their story?
a)
The elves
b)
The man in the yellow suit
c)
Granny
d)
The sherriff
27.
How was the Tuck family eating etiquette?
a)
They were neat eaters, using proper manners.
b)
There seemed to be no eating rules and no one spoke until the food was gone.
c)
They spoke and ate like normal people.
d)
They hoarded food, as the family was poor and sustenance was limited.
28.

What metaphor does Tuck use in comparison to the lake?

a)

He compares enemies with flesh-eating piranha.

b)

Water, like life, looks the same. But it's really always in motion.

c)

Water is cold and dark, just like life.

d)

The surface reveals the soul, like a mirror.

29.

What theme does Tuck stress in his conversation with Winnie?

a)

Beauty is only skin deep.

b)

The circle of life (life begins, changes, and moves on).

c)

Love your neighbor as yourself.

d)

Evil is punished and good is rewarded.

30.
Who has stolen the Tucks' horse?
a)
The Man in the Yellow Suit
b)
Winnie Foster
c)
The constable
d)
Mr. Foster
31.
Which of the following Tuck family members does NOT check on Winnie in the middle of the night?
a)
Mr. Tuck
b)
Mae Tuck
c)
Miles Tuck
d)
Jesse Tuck
32.
What does the Man in the Yellow Suit want in exchange for telling Mr. and Mrs. Foster where Winnie is?
a)
One million dollars
b)
The wood
c)
Their house
d)
A job at Mr. Foster's office
33.
How does the Man in the Yellow Suit describe the Tuck family?
a)
illiterate, rough country people
b)
intelligent, reasonable people
c)
good friends of his
d)
wanted criminals
34.
At the end of Chapter 15, who is going out in search of Winnie Foster?
a)
The Man in the Yellow Suit and Mr. Foster
b)
Mr. and Mrs. Foster
c)
The Man in the Yellow Suit and the Constable
d)
The Constable and Mrs. Foster
35.
Why did the man in the yellow suit end up going to the Tuck's house alone?
a)
The family was afraid to go with him.
b)
The constable was sleeping and told him he would go in the morning.
c)
The man in the yellow suit didn't tell anyone he was going there.
d)
The constable could not keep up with him, and plans to meet him there.
36.
What did Winnie decide during the boat ride with Miles?
a)
She would rather marry Miles than Jesse.
b)
The Tuck's secret would be safe with her.
c)
It is important to come home with plenty of fish.
d)
Miles was not a very good father to his children.
37.
Why did Mae visit Winnie during the night?
a)
To make sure she was okay and to apologize for bringing her there.
b)
To make sure she had enough blankets.
c)
To make sure that the boys were leaving her alone.
d)
To make sure she wasn't hungry.
38.
Why did Jesse visit Winnie during the night?
a)
To steal a kiss from her because he has a crush on her.
b)
To make sure she wasn't hungry.
c)
To take her for a ride in the row boat.
d)
To try and convince her to wait until she was a little older to drink the spring water.
39.
What happens when Mr. Tuck and Winnie are coming back from their boat ride?
a)
Miles tells them that their horse was stolen.
b)
Jesse tells them that the man in the yellow suit stopped by.
c)
Miles tells them that Winnie's parents are looking for her.
d)
Jesse tells them that their dinner is getting cold.
40.
How are Miles and Winnie alike?
a)
They both want to leave their mark on the world.
b)
They both enjoy going to school and learning new things.
c)
They both think Jesse is a good role model for Winnie.
d)
They both think the Tuck's house needs cleaning.
41.

What did the man in the yellow suit plan to do with the water from the spring?

a)

Sell it to the poor.

b)

Sell it to the educated people.

c)

Sell it to the old people.

d)

Drink it and keep it from other people.

42.
Who hit the man in the yellow suit with the gun?
a)
Tuck
b)
Miles
c)
Mae
d)
Jesse
43.
Who was in the bushes watching the argument between the Tucks and the man in the yellow suit?
a)
The constable
b)
The mayor
c)
Winnie's father
d)
The Toad
44.
Why did Mae hit the man in the yellow suit?
a)
He was going to use Winnie to advertise.
b)
He took the wood.
c)
He was rude to the Tucks.
d)
He was not a good man.
45.
What purpose did the weather have in Mae's escape?
a)
The heat made everyone cranky.
b)
The noise of thunder helped.
c)
There was no purpose.
d)
Rain made the constable angry.
46.
Who does Winnie help to escape from jail?
a)
Tuck
b)
Mae Tuck
c)
The man in the yellow suit
d)
Jesse Tuck
47.

How do you know that Winnie did not drink the water?

a)

Winnie sent a letter.

b)

Neighbors told the Tucks.

c)

The Tucks found her grave stone.

d)

A news article.

48.
What is a constable?
a)
a girl in a small town
b)
a police officer in a small town
c)
a young person
d)
a lawyer
49.
Who told the man in the yellow suit stories about the Tucks when he was growing up?
a)
His teacher
b)
His friend
c)
His grandmother
d)
His mom 
50.
The grandmother of the man in the yellow suit had been a close friend of Miles’ wife. 
a)
True
b)
False
51.
For a short time, Miles' wife and children had lived with the man's grandmother. 
a)
True
b)
False
52.
The man in the yellow suit had devoted his life to finding out if there really was a family of people who never grew older. 
a)
True
b)
False
53.
What is the plan to save Mae?
a)
Winnie's parents will break her out of jail.
b)
Jesse will distact the the jailer, and Miles will break down the back door to the jail.
c)
Miles will remove the window frame, and Winnie will take Mae's place.
d)
Angus will put a rope around the bars and have the horse pull them off.
54.
What gift did Jesse give to Winnie?
a)
A red rose.
b)
A chain with a diamond "T" on it.
c)
A poem about their getting married.
d)
A bottle of the spring water.
55.
What did Winnie do with the gift?
a)
Put the rose in a vase.
b)
Hid the necklace in a drawer.
c)
Ripped the poem up.
d)
Poured the water over the toad.
56.

What do we find out about Winnie in the Epilogue?

a)

She died of typhus at a young age.

b)

Her family had a plot in the cemetery, but she did not have a gravestone.

c)

She lived a long and happy life; was a wife and mother.

d)

She never married or had children.