WorksheetsTuck Everlasting Chpts 9-13
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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1.
The main difference between the Foster house and the Tuck's is
a)
the style in which they eat their meals.
b)
the way they greet each other.
c)
the lack of overall organization and order.
d)
the openness with which they share their feelings.
2.
Angus and Mae are able to make a living by
a)
depending on Miles' income from his jobs.
b)
selling water from the spring.
c)
selling the fish they catch in the pond.
d)
making wooden toys and utensils and selling them.
3.
When the boys are away from home they
a)
get odd jobs and try to save some of their pay.
b)
return to the same job and send home their checks.
c)
travel around to see the country and come back and report to their parents.
d)
none of these
4.
During dinner at the Tuck's Winnie
a)
gets a tummy ache and has to lie down.
b)
becomes homesick as her spirits drop.
c)
is amused at the Tuck's lack of manners.
d)
has a fit of hysterics and can't be settled.
5.
Angus takes Winnie out in the rowboat after dinner to
a)
explain the danger of the spring water.
b)
use the water as an example of the cycle of life.
c)
expresses his frustration at being stuck in the life process.
d)
all of these
6.
At the end of the chapter Miles reveals that
a)
Winnie's parents have sent the constable to find her.
b)
the stranger has overheard their story and wants to negotiate.
c)
someone has stolen the family horse.
d)
he must go away to learn a new trade.
7.
Who has the Tuck's horse in Chapter 13?
a)
The man in the yellow suit.
b)
Winnie's uncle
c)
The sheriff
d)
A homeless child
8.
How is Tuck able to help Winnie to make sense of why it is important that no one knows their secret?
a)
He takes her down the river and never returns.
b)
He says that no one will ever move on and will be stuck.
c)
He says that the pond never moves.
d)
He says life is lovely.
9.
What does Tuck mean when he says, “We got to get you home just as fast as we can. I got a feeling this whole thing is going to come apart like wet bread?”
a)
Everything will fall apart and make a mess.
b)
Soggy bread is the best.
c)
If she doesn't go home, they will call 911.
d)
Everything will be alright.
10.
How do you think Mae felt when Winnie mentioned how sad and lonely it must be to move around all of the time and have no friends?
a)
She loves being old forever.
b)
She doesn't mind, because she has Tuck.
c)
She loves to move all the time.
11.
What does the author mean when she stated that Winnie was in training to be like her mother and grandmother?
a)
She was trained to be an old lady.
b)
She was trained to be be a mother.
c)
She was trained to keep a house clean.
12.
How has Tuck already changed from his melancholy creases on his face to exclaiming that Winnie was the best thing that had happened to his family in at least 80 years?
a)
He is happier than he has been in a while.
b)
He loves to frown.
c)
He is never happy when new people show up.
d)
He is a mad man all the time.
13.
Why do you think the Tucks can’t keep a job, rather they need to make things to sell from town to town?
a)
They hate working.
b)
They are rich and don't have to work.
c)
They can't find jobs because they are old.
d)
They have to keep changing jobs, so no one knows they are not aging.
14.
What made Winnie begin to think the Tucks were crazy?
a)
She was in a strange place, and the house was a mess.
b)
They were running around making a lot of noise.
c)
They were very nice to her.
15.
How does Tuck compare his life to that of the life in the pond?
a)
He says that he is a fish in the water.
b)
He says that he loves moving like the water in the pond.
c)
He says that the pond is a wheel, but he is stuck and can't move.
d)
He says that death is like the pond.
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