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WorksheetsTuck Everlasting Check Up
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
In Chapter 9, how does Tuck react when he is introduced to Winnie?
He is angry.
He is sad.
He is thrilled.
He runs away.
True or False: The Tuck's house in Chapter 10 is very Neat and Tidy
True
False
The main difference between the Foster house and the Tuck's is
the pond out front and the woods.
the way they greet each other.
the lack of overall organization and order.
the openness with which they share their feelings.
Why has living forever not always been fun for the Tucks?
They lost their family, friends, and have to move around a lot.
Jesse really wanted to get older but he can't now.
The Tucks hate keeping secrets.
They can't make money from the spring.
When the boys are away from home they
get odd jobs and try to save some of their money.
live in Treegap the villiage
have families that live in different places across the country
none of these
How was the Tuck family eating etiquette at dinner?
They were neat eaters, using proper manners.
There seemed to be no eating rules and no one spoke until the food was gone.
They spoke and ate like normal people at a table.
They shared food and stories while sitting in the living room using TV trays.
While watching the Tucks at dinner, Winnie
gets a tummy ache and has to lie down.
becomes homesick and states she wants to go home.
is amused at the Tuck's lack of manners and loves them even more.
begins crying and can't be consoled.
"I think we better hurry up and say it. I got a feeling there ain't a whole lot of time" is most likely an example of
imagery
flashback
onomatopoeia
foreshadowing
Where did Tuck take Winnie to tell her the whole story?
In a rowboat on the pond
Up in a tree in the woods
In the Tucks' house, upstairs
On a horse ride
Angus takes Winnie out in the rowboat after dinner to
explain the danger of the spring water and why she shouldn't tell anyone.
use the water as an example of the cycle of life or a wheel that keeps turning and flowing.
expresses his frustration at being stuck, like the row boat, in life, not able to grow old.
all of these are explained to Winnie on the pond
What metaphor does Pa Tuck use on the lake/pond?
He compares enemies with flesh-eating piranha in the lake.
Water, like life, looks the same. But it's really always flowing in motion.
Water is cold and dark, just like life is cold.
The surface is like a mirror, showing you a future.
What theme does Pa stress in his conversation with Winnie?
Beauty is only skin deep.
The circle of life is life begins, changes, and moves on.
Love your neighbor as yourself.
Evil is punished and good is rewarded.
"...this rowboat now, it's stuck. That's what us Tucks are, Winnie. Stuck so's we can't move on." What literary device was used?
Simile
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Why does Tuck say that him and his family are "Stuck like rocks on the side of the road?"
they will never age and grow
they will never eat food again
they are literally rocks on the road
they get trampled on because no body likes them
At the close of Ch. 12 what disappears?
the spring
the horse
Winnie's grandmother
the music box
Mae and Tuck both come to check on Winnie before she falls asleep, what does that prove about the Tucks?
They are worried she is going to run away
They genuinely care about Winne and her well being
They don't sleep because they can't die
They want to make sure the boys aren't keeping her up
What could be a great theme from Ch. 14?
When you get to know someone, its easy to show love and kindness towards them
Greed and wanting too much could get you in trouble
Being away from home makes people sad and homesick like Winnie
Setting up a comfortable place to sleep is not as important as understanding a secret
The Man in the Yellow Suit likely has good intentions when he gets the Woods in his ownership.
The purpose of Ch. 15 is to build upon a problem/conflict that is rising in this book by sharing that Man in the Yellow Suit wants the woods in exchange for Winnie.
True
False
