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Tuck Everlasting Chapters 8-11

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who says that since they can't change their everlasting life, they might as well enjoy it?

a)

Tuck

b)

Miles

c)

Jesse

d)

Mae

2.

Mae says that what happened to them is

a)

a big dangerous secret.

b)

nothing bad or good.

c)

may be a blessing or a curse.

d)

is understandable.

3.

What is a parson? "You don't have to be such a parson all the time."

a)

downer

b)

negative person

c)

minister

d)

positive person

4.

How does Winnie feel after hearing the story the Tucks tell her as they're on their way to the Tucks' house?

a)

She thinks they're crazy.

b)

She thinks they're her friend and is feeling excited and free.

c)

She thinks they're kidnappers.

d)

She thinks they're criminals.

5.

Who is the story's antagonist?

a)

Jesse

b)

The Fosters

c)

Winnie

d)

The man in the yellow suit

6.

What is the difference between the Fosters' wood and the wood the Tucks live in?

a)

The Fosters' wood is small while the Tucks is large.

b)

The Fosters' wood is strange; the Tucks' is protective.

c)

The Fosters' wood is fancy; the Tucks' is plain.

d)

The Fosters' wood has only ash trees; the Tucks' wood has only pine trees.

7.

When Winnie meets Tuck, she feels

a)

afraid.

b)

special.

c)

ignored.

d)

shy.

8.

What is Winnie not used to when she's at the Tucks' home?

a)

not eating at a table

b)

living near water

c)

such a small home

d)

such a tidy house

9.

What makes Winnie the most uncomfortable at the Tucks?

a)

not eating at a table

b)

not speaking during dinner

c)

eating flapjacks for dinner

d)

the mess

10.

How do Winnie's feelings about the Tucks change from when she was traveling to their home with them to when she has to stay overnight ?

a)

At first she's scared; then she's charmed by them.

b)

They're her friends; then they're criminals.

c)

They are evil to they are kind.

d)

They are kind friends to they are like children.

11.

What sentence from Chapter 11 is an example of foreshadowing?

a)

"He knows me though," said Winnie.

b)

"I was too scared to do anything," said Winnie.

c)

"I got a feeling this whole thing is going to come apart like wet bread."

d)

"Well, that don't sound too serious, Pa," said Miles.

12.

Where is Tuck going to take Winnie to make her understand why no one must know about the spring and everlasting life?

a)

to the attic

b)

to the pond

c)

to the woods

d)

to the pasture

13.

Which word means "unable to be defeated"?

a)

helter-skelter

b)

indomitable

c)

vanity

d)

parson

14.

The Tucks' furniture was just placed anywhere on the floor; in other words, it was placed ....

a)

indomitable

b)

luxurious

c)

decisively

d)

helter-skelter

15.

At first, because the Tucks ate with no rules, Winnie felt the dinner was

a)

helter-skelter.

b)

indomitable.

c)

melancholy.

d)

luxurious.

16.

Match the word to its definition.

a)

peculiar

1.

strange, odd

b)

cavernous

2.

similar to a cave

c)

mirage

3.

something that seems real but isn't

d)

perilous

4.

dangerous, treacherous

e)

silty

5.

covered with fine sand

17.

Match the word to its definition.

a)

decisively

1.

in a way that makes a decision quickly

b)

supremely

2.

very well, excellently

c)

lolled

3.

sat or laid in a relaxed way

d)

cahoots

4.

in partnership with, usually for bad

e)

roust

5.

wake up

18.

Match the word to its definition.

a)

anguish

1.

pain and suffering

b)

anxiously

2.

in a nervous, worried way

c)

indomitable

3.

unable to be conquered or defeated

d)

helter-skelter

4.

in a disorderly, haphazard way

e)

willy-nilly

5.

randomly, with no plan

19.

Match the word to its definition.

a)
barbarian
1.
a brute or savage, uncivilized
b)
illiterate
2.

unable to read or write

c)

ordeal

3.

a problem or difficult situation

d)

vanity

4.

having a very high opinion of oneself

e)

melancholy

5.

sad

20.

If you have a meager supply of sugar, you have

a)

plenty.

b)

not enough.

c)

just enough.

d)

none.

21.

If your team wins a game by many points, there's no question as to who the better team is. Your team won the game

a)

sternly.

b)

scornfully.

c)

decisively.

d)

melancholy.

22.

Which is a synonym for "perilous"?

a)

depressing

b)

humorous

c)

treacherous

d)

stubbornly

23.

went back or lessened, decreased

a)

elated

b)

perilous

c)

decisively

d)

receded

24.

Employees often show __________ to their bosses.

a)

indomitable

b)

submission

c)

perilous

d)

parson

25.

When Jesse told Miles not to be "such a parson all the time," he meant that

a)

Miles was acting too bossy.

b)

Miles was acting too perfect, like a preacher.

c)

Miles was acting like Jesse's dad.

d)

Miles was acting goofy.

26.

Which part of the plot are we currently in?

a)

exposition

b)

falling action

c)

climax

d)

rising action

27.

Which character feels the most positive about having everlasting life?

a)

Angus

b)

Mae

c)

Miles

d)

Jesse