WorksheetsTuck Everlasting: Chapters 9-17
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
How do the Tucks make their trip to their house easier on Winnie?
Mother gives her suntan lotion and Jesse carries her part of the way.
Mother rides with her on the horse, and Miles gives her some water.
Mother gives her a hat to shield the sun, and Miles carries her part of the way.
Mother sings her a song and Miles tells her interesting stories about his childhood.
How does Angus Tuck respond to meeting Winnie?
He seems nervous to meet her.
He seems overly excited to meet her.
He seems angry that they brought her to the house.
He seems sad that she had to be kidnapped to keep their secret.
Why does Winnie like the Tucks' house so much?
It is very neat and organized.
It is filled with modern conveniences.
It is sloppy, but she likes the five big rooms on the first floor.
It is sloppy and so different from her home, but she feels comfortable there.
Why do the Tucks have to move every 20 years or so?
so they can find other springs of water to drink
because they get bored with the people in their neighborhood
so the people around them do not get suspicious of their agelessness
because after 20 years their looks begin to change a little, so they have to move on
How do Mr. and Mrs. Tuck feel about their situation?
They both love the idea of living forever.
They both are upset with the idea of living forever.
Mr. Tuck pretty much accepts it, but Mrs. Tuck isn't very happy about it.
Mrs. Tuck pretty much accepts it, but Mr.Tuck isn't very happy about it.
What is the conflict of this novel?
Will the man in the yellow suit buy the Foster's land?
How will Winnie make a difference in the world?
Which boy will Winnie decide to marry, Jesse or Miles?
Will Mae Tuck ever let Winnie go back home again?
What part of the plot is happening now?
exposition
rising action
climax
falling action
"The sun was dropping fast now, a soft red sliding egg yolk, and already to the east there was a darkening to purple." What is being compared with the metaphor in this sentence?
the sun to purple
an egg to a cloud
darkness to the east
the sun to an egg yolk
According to Mr. Tuck, "...dying is a part of the wheel, right next to being born. You can't pick out the pieces you like and leave the rest. Being part of the whole thing, that's the blessing. But it's passing us by, us Tucks."
What did Mr. Tuck mean by these words?
He and his family are very blessed because they get to live forever.
He is missing pieces of this past because he has lived a long time and forgotten a lot.
He believes his family is not blessed because they are no longer part of the circle of life.
He thinks life is passing them by because he is getting older and will not have anymore children.
According to Mr. Tuck, "So you can't call it a living, what we got. We just are, we just be, like rocks beside the road."
What point was Mr. Tuck making with the smile found in this excerpt?
The Tucks are similar to rocks in the road; never growing older or changing.
The Tucks can remember the rocks in the road that have been there forever.
The Tucks want to be like rocks in the road because they want to live forever.
The Tucks have always lived by the road because they seem to be always traveling.
What happens when Mr. Tuck and Winnie are coming back from their boat ride?
Miles tells them that their horse was stolen.
Jesse tells them that the man in the yellow suit stopped by.
Miles tells them that Winnie's parents are looking for her.
Jesse tells them that their dinner is getting cold.
What happens between the man in the yellow suit and the Fosters?
The Fosters hired the man in the yellow suit to find their daughter, Winnie.
The Fosters are angry with the man in the yellow suit because they think he kidnapped their daughter, Winnie.
The man in the yellow suit is blackmailing the family into giving him the woods in exchange for information on their daughter, Winnie.
The man in the yellow suit is pretending to know where Winnie is so the family will give him a reward.
Why did the man in the yellow suit end up going to the Tuck's house alone?
The family was afraid to go with him.
The constable was sleeping and told him he would go in the morning.
The man in the yellow suit didn't tell anyone he was going there.
The constable could not keep up with him, and plans to meet him there.
What did Winnie decide during the boat ride with Miles?
She would rather marry Miles than Jesse.
The Tuck's secret would be safe with her.
It is important to come home with plenty of fish.
Miles was not a very good father to his children.
How are Miles and Winnie alike?
They both want to leave their mark on the world.
They both enjoy going to school and learning new things.
They both think Jesse is a good role model for Winnie.
They both think the Tuck's house needs cleaning.
