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Tuck Everlasting Prologue - Ch 4

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three things that take place in the Prologue?
a)
Natalie Babbitt rode the Ferris Wheel at the fair. 
b)
Mae Tuck went to the wood outside of Treegap to meet her sons, Miles and Jesse. 
c)
Winnie Foster began to think about running away. 
d)
A stranger who was looking for someone appeared at the Fosters' gate. 
2.
What is at the center (or the hub of the wheel) in our story and connects all three events in the Prologue?
a)
The wood
b)
Winnie Foster's House
c)
The Ferris Wheel
d)
The town of Treegap
3.
What is the setting of the story?
a)
The town of Treegap and the surrounding wood. It is the first week of August. 
b)
A spring in the middle of the wood. It is summertime. 
c)
A town called Millsville that is filled with unusual people. It is April. 
d)
A bustling city in the heart of New York. it is wintertime. 
4.

How did the author describe the wood?

a)

creepy, strange and other worldly

b)

warm, fun, and inviting

c)

exciting, bright, and playful

d)

full of monsters ready to eat.

5.
How does the author describe the Fosters' house?
a)
as the touch-me-not cottage
b)
as inviting and welcoming to all
c)
as a huge mansion with overgrown grass in the yard
d)
as simple and almost unnoticeable
6.
Who owns the wood?
a)
Mae Tuck and her family
b)
The Fosters
c)
The sheriff
d)
The stranger
7.
What is a the center of the wood?
a)
A giant ash tree with a little spring bubbling up among its roots
b)
A raging river and lush vegetation
c)
A tiny house belonging to the witch
d)
A pen for the cows
8.

What kind of mood is the author trying to set in Chapter 1?

a)

Light and playful

b)

Slightly mysterious

c)

Hilarious and funny

9.
Why is Mae Tuck so excited in Chapter 2? 
a)
She is excited to see her sons after ten years.
b)
She is nervous about selling her music box in the town. 
c)
She is fearful that someone in the village will see her.
d)
She thinks that her husband, Angus, may have had a heart attack. 
10.

Why do you think Mae would not need a mirror to check how she looked after getting ready to leave?

a)

She didn't have time to look at her reflection.

b)

She is blind and so a mirror is of no use to her.

c)

She already knows what she will see because she has looked the same for the last 87 years.

d)

She didn't need a mirror because she did not care how she looked.

11.
What is the name of the wood?
a)
Pine Forest
b)
The Enchanted Forest
c)
Treegap
d)
Treebranch
12.

Which word refers to an animal in the cattle group?

a)

parson

b)

grapevine

c)

bovine

d)

bacon

13.

Who made the road to Treegap?

a)

the cows

b)

the horses

c)

the cars

d)

Good Hope Contracting

14.

What was the one pretty thing Mae owned?

a)

a shawl

b)

a hat

c)

a mirror

d)

a music box

15.

People did not go to the wood. Which of the following are reasons why people didn't go into the wood? Choose the best answer.

a)

The road went around the wood.

b)

The Foster's owned the wood.

c)

The wood was private property.

d)

All of these

16.

At the beginning of Chapter 3, who is Winnie talking to?

a)

her grandmother

b)

a toad

c)

her father

d)

the gnats

17.

Winnie tells the toad why she wants to run away. What does she tell him? Choose the best answer.

a)

Her family is overprotective.

b)

She feels trapped, like she's in a cage.

c)

She wants to do something by herself, something important, something that will make a difference in the world.

d)

all of these

18.

In Chapter 4, a stranger talks to Winnie. Who does he say he's looking for?

a)

Winnie

b)

the Foster's

c)

the Tuck's

d)

He never really says who, he only says he's looking for a family.

19.

What do Winnie, her grandmother, and the stranger hear?

a)

cows in the wood

b)

wolves howling in the wood

c)

a strange melody or music coming from the wood

d)

voices singing in the wood

20.

The stranger is happy after he hears the music. What can the reader infer from his happiness?

a)

that he really likes music

b)

that he believes he found what he was looking for

c)

that he enjoyed his conversation with Winnie

21.

Why was Tuck smiling?

a)

He was dreaming about cake

b)

He was dreaming that he and his family were in heaven and had never heard of Treegap

c)

He was dreaming that he was mayor of Treegap

d)

He was dreaming that he could live forever

22.
Winnie's grandmother's words display what attitude toward the stranger?
a)
Fondness
b)
Graciousness
c)
Appreciation
d)
Suspicion
23.
The characterization of the stranger is one of
a)
distrust
b)
friendship
c)
romance
d)
intellect
24.

What are the names of Mae’s sons? (check all correct answers)

a)

Mark

b)

Miles

c)

Justin

d)

Jesse

25.

How long have the Tucks been frozen in time?

a)

87 years

b)

30 years

c)

100 years

d)

2 months