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"Tuck Everlasting" Book review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During what month does the story take place?

a)

August

b)

June

c)

April

d)

October

2.

What is the name of the village where the story takes place?

a)

Springfield

b)

Acornville

c)

Riverbend

d)

Treegap

3.

What is Winnie's last name?

a)

Farrell

b)

Foster

c)

Friedman

d)

Franklin

4.

What do the Tucks do when Winnie insists on drinking from the spring?

a)

They let her have a drink.

b)

They chase her away.

c)

They kidnap her.

d)

They trick her into leaving.

5.

What do the Tucks do to make money?

a)

They are teachers.

b)

They run a circus.

c)

They make stuff to sell.

d)

They race horses.

6.

How often do the Tucks get together to spend time as a family?

a)

Every 5 years

b)

Every 10 years

c)

Every 25 years

d)

Every year

7.

What does the man in the yellow suit want to do with the water from the spring?

a)

poison it

b)

sell it

c)

bury it

d)

give it away for free

8.

What happens to the man in the yellow suit?

a)

He drinks from the spring and lives forever.

b)

He apologizes to the Tucks and leaves town.

c)

He mysteriously disappears.

d)

He dies.

9.

Who does Winnie give the water from Jesse to?

a)

A dog

b)

The man in the yellow suit

c)

A toad

d)

Her grandma

10.

"As she peered at them, the long hand snapped forward one more notch, with a loud click." Which of the following words from this sentence is an example of onomatopoeia?

a)

peered

b)

long

c)

notch

d)

click

11.

The protagonist is the main character of a story. Who is the protagonist in this novel?

a)

The man in the yellow suit

b)

Jesse Tuck

c)

Winnie Foster

d)

Angus Tuck

12.

The theme is the overall message of the novel. Which of these statements is the theme of the novel?

a)

Life is meant to have a beginning and an end

b)

It is important to hide things from your parents

c)

Toads make excellent pets

d)

Never talk to strangers

13.

Which of the following describes the man in the yellow suit?

a)

patient and kind

b)

timid and quiet

c)

angry and violent

d)

sneaky and selfish

14.

"Once she had hidden Jesse's bottle in the bureau drawer, there was nothing to do but wait." What was in the bottle?

a)

Oil for getting nails out of the window

b)

Water from the pond

c)

Water from the spring

d)

Perfume that he gave her as a gift

15.

Which of the Tucks enjoys the life that the water gave them?

a)

Jesse

b)

Mae

c)

Miles

d)

Tuck

16.

How does Mae get out of the jailhouse cell?

a)

She runs out of the front door

b)

Miles distracts the constable long enough for her to leave the jailhouse

c)

She climbs out the window of her cell

d)

Tuck bails her out (pays money to get her released)

17.

What happened to the wood?

a)

It was sold and houses were built there

b)

It burned down and it had to be bulldozed

c)

A hotel was built on top of it

d)

Winnie was buried there

18.

"In loving memory

Winifred Foster Jackson

Dear Wife

Dear Mother

1870-1948"

The inscription on Winnie's tombstone lets the reader know all of the following EXCEPT...

a)

She married and had children

b)

She decided not to drink the spring water

c)

She was seventy-eight when she died

d)

She named her son Tuck

19.

Why did Tuck say "Good girl" when he found out she died?

a)

He was proud she didn't choose the life he is stuck in

b)

He hated her and was glad she was dead

c)

He was happy she got married

d)

He was proud she had the wood bulldozed