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Tuck Everlasting

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
At what time of the year does the story begin?
a)
June, the beginning of summer
b)
August, the highest point of summer
c)
September, the beginning of fall
d)
December, the dead of winter
2.
What does the author compare to August?
a)
The hottest day ever
b)
The middle of a bike wheel
c)
The highest seat of a ferris wheel
d)
The beginning of school
3.
“The house is so proud of itself.” This is what type of figurative language?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
4.
At the beginning of the story, what is Mae Tuck so excited about?
a)
Seeing her sons, Miles and Jesse
b)
Going to see Winnie
c)
Getting to ride her horse
d)
Taking a boat ride with Pa
5.
How long had it been since Mae went to Treegap?
a)
5 years
b)
7 years
c)
10 years
d)
12 years
6.
Who does Winnie confide in about wanting to run away from home?
a)
Jesse Tuck
b)
The toad
c)
Her granny
d)
Her best friend
7.
Why does Winnie want a brother or sister?
a)
So she has someone to play with
b)
So she has someone to pick on 
c)
So she has someone to blame
d)
So her parents don't call her name so much
8.
What does Granny think is causing the strange sound coming from the woods?
a)
Ghosts
b)
Elves
c)
A marching band
9.
Who else is with Winnie and Granny when the strange music is heard?
a)
The stranger
b)
Her mom
c)
Jesse
d)
Miles
10.
Who does Winnie see when she goes into the woods?
a)
Jesse
b)
Miles
c)
Mae
d)
Tuck
11.
What two answers does Jesse give Winnie about his age?
a)
104 and 17
b)
42 and 17
c)
104 and 12
d)
42 and 12
12.
What does Mae Tuck mean when she says, “The worst is happening at last”?
a)
The man in the yellow suit heard the music
b)
Someone has discovered their secret of the spring
c)
They no longer live forever
13.

Who is the author of the book Tuck Everlasting?

a)

Rodman Philbrick

b)

R. J. Palacio

c)

John Boyne

d)

Natalie Babbitt

14.

Which one describes the setting of Tuck Everlasting?

a)

Location: Small village named Treegap near the woods

Time Period: Late 1800's when people traveled by horseback and walking

b)

Location: Large city of Boston, Massachusetts

Time Period: The 1960's during the Vietnam War

c)

Location: Berlin, Germany

Time Period: The late 1930's during World War II

d)

Location: Ancient Rome

Time Period: 46-44 B.C. during the time of Julius Caesar

15.

During the Prologue of the book, what does the author tell us that Winnie was thinking about?

a)

She is thinking about racing horses.

b)

She thinks about the elves playing music.

c)

She is thinking about running away.

d)

She is thinking about making beef stew.

16.

Who is Winnie Foster? The author discusses this in chapter 1.

a)

The only child of the Fosters.

b)

The daughter of Mae Tuck.

c)

A child spy for the man in the yellow suit.

d)

The wife of Angus Tuck.

17.

In chapter 2, why doesn't Mae look in the mirror?

a)

She has an injured eye from falling out of a tree and landing on her head.

b)

Elves had stolen all of her mirrors so she did not have one.

c)

Angus hid all of the mirrors after they drank from the spring.

d)

Her appearance hadn't changed in 87 years.

18.

In chapter 2 what type of figurative language did the author use? "Mae sat there frowning, a great potato of a woman..."

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Assonance