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A review of the #Natalie Babbitt book #Tuck Everlasting
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1
What does Jesse suggest that Winnie Foster do?
Suggests they get married when she's 17.
Suggests she go back home to her family.
Suggests she drink the water from the spring, when she's 17.
Suggests she stay with his family.
2
What happens when Winnie returns home?
Her family cannot accept she left on purpose.
Her family hopes to keep the woods after all.
She tries to soothe herself rocking in her childhood chair.
Her family can tell she has changed somehow.
3
As Winnie is being kidnapped and taken away on the horse, who does she pass?
The man in the yellow suit with a black hat on his head
Angus Tuck
Her grandmother
The constable
4
How does Winnie see the real world as being different from stories?
In stories nobody worries
People in stories seem to have no cares
The real world is more fun
The real world is scary and dangerous
5
What is located near the giant ash tree?
a small creek between the trees
a large spring flowing down the pebbles
a little spring bubbling up among the roots
a waterfall
6
How does Tuck use the stuck boat to explain the family's situation?
They are stuck and cannot move.
Everything but them is moving, growing, changing.
They are not part of the wheel anymore.
They are dropped off, left behind.
7
Many years later when Mae and Angus return to Treegap, what do they find?
The woods have been bulldozed.
Nobody ever discovered the spring.
Winnie has lived and died, without drinking the water.
The town has grown.
8
What did Mae place in her pocket?
A music box
Lily of the Valley
Roses
A snack
9
What happened to Tuck's horse?
The yellow-suited man stole it.
It went swimming.
Winnie took it home.
It went fishing.
10
Why does Winnie's grandmother come down the path to the gate?
To find out where Winnie wants to go, and why
To find out who Winnie's talking to, and what they want
To close the gate
To open the gate
11
Why did Miles call for his father to come back?
Because it was time for dinner.
Because he needed help.
Because he wanted to go fishing.
Because the horse was gone.
12
What did the two boys do as soon as they arrived home?
Went swimming.
Chopped firewood.
Cleaned up.
Jumped in the pond.
13
Why did Mae's husband resent being awakened?
He was dreaming the boys were home
He had only just gone to bed
He was dreaming they were in heaven, never heard of treegap
He was trying to sleep his life away
14
What is Winnie doing as the stranger approaches the Foster gate?
Looking at the forest
Catching fireflies
Talking to the toad
Playing in the grass
15
Why does the author have the Tuck family speaking with such a peculiar dialect?
To show they are from an earlier time period.
To show they are different (country bumpkins).
To show they have lived rather alone, away from others.
To show they haven't had much education.
16
Why was Winnie convinced the Tucks would take her back home?
Each had visited her the night before with kind words.
Despite being kidnapped, nothing bad had happened to her.
Because they had promised to.
She realized she loved them.
17
Why had the Foster family not gone to bed despite the late hour?
Because Winnie was gone.
Because they knew the man was coming.
Because they weren't tired.
Because it wasn't very late - for them.
18
What changes to the Tuck's plan to save Mae do Jesse and Winnie devise?
Winnie will take Mae's place inside the cell.
Winnie will find them when she's 17.
Miles will remove the window bars for Mae to escape.
Jesse will meet Winnie at midnight.
19
What does Jesse give Winnie?
Mae's music box.
The toad.
A bottle of water from the spring.
Nothing.
20
Why had their cat died?
Because it had used all 9 of it's lives already.
Because it was a dog.
Because it didn't drink from the spring.
Because it was crushed by the horse.
21
What does Winnie hope to find in the woods?
Elves
Jesse & his family
The spring
The music maker
22
What promise does Winnie make to the toad?
That she will run away
That she will kiss him and she will become a toad
That she will have a sibling
That she will kiss him and he'll become a prince
23
What effect does the music box have on everyone?
It makes them want to sing along
It frightens them
It makes them want to sleep
It relaxes them
24
Why would Winnie like a sibling?
So she'd have a playmate
So everyone wouldn't boss her around as often
So there'd be someone else for her mother to watch over
So she could do what she wanted more often
25
What does the constable warn might happen if the man in the yellow suit dies after Mae hit him?
She would have to explain about the spring water.
She could be sent to jail.
She would have to leave her family.
She could be hung.
26
What wish does Winnie make for the first time since her capture?
She wishes she could stay with them forever.
She might like to drink from the spring when she's 17.
She's like to grow up with them.
She likes their sunny, untidy wee house by the pond.
27
When did the Tuck family first suspect that something was terribly wrong?
When Jesse falls out of the tree, eats poison toadstools
When Pa gets snakebit
When Mae cuts herself slicing bread
When the horse gets shot by hunters but is unhurt
28
Who has overheard the entire story of the spring yet goes unnoticed in the forest?
The man in the yellow suit and black hat
Miles Tuck
The constable
Mae Tuck
29
What was the obvious difference that Winnie first noticed between her house and the Tuck's?
Her house was mopped, swept and scored into limp submission.
Their house is homely, small and beside the pond.
Their house has dust, cobwebs and a mouse.
Her house is squeaky clean and organized.
30
What does the young boy tell Winnie when she asks if she can drink from the spring?
He says not to because it could be poisoned
He says not to because it is dirty coming up from the ground
He says it will cost her - big time!
He says she wouldn't like the taste
31
What does Miles invite Winnie to do in the morning?
Go for a quick swim in the pond.
Chop wood to heat the water and cook breakfast.
Catch fish for breakfast.
Go for a walk in the woods.
32
What does Angus Tuck claim he would do if he had the opportunity?
He would bottle the water and sell it.
He would climb right back on that wheel,
He would tell everyone about the spring.
He would go back in time and not drink the water.
33
What did Winnie find strange about the Tuck family's dining habits?
They sat anywhere!
They didn't use dishes!
They chewed with their mouth open!
The ate without speaking!
34
What concerns does Tuck express to Winnie at the end of his talk?
He's worried they will trample each other in haste.
He's worried nobody wants to live forever.
He's worried the spring will run dry.
He's worried people will come like pigs to slop.
35
Why did Miles' wife decide to leave him?
Because he was always travelling.
Because she ages, and he doesn't.
Because he didn't want to grow old.
Because she thought he'd sold his soul to the devil!
36
What did Mae want Winnie to promise before she took her home?
To drink from the spring when she turns 17.
To tell about the spring.
To have her whole family drink from the spring.
To never tell about the spring.
37
Where does Grandma think the music is coming from?
The burbling spring
Elves in the forest
The wind in the trees
A music box
38
What does Winnie do with the bottle of spring water Jesse gave her?
Pours it on the toad.
Drinks it.
Puts it in her dresser.
Breaks it accidentally.
39
Why didn't Miles take his own son and daughter to the spring to drink?
He wouldn't be able to explain why he hadn't aged.
If he went to find them they'd notice he hadn't aged.
Because they didn't know about the spring.
It was too late.
40
How old are Winnie and the young man?
Winnie is 10, Jesse is 71
Winnie is 10, Jesse is 17
Winnie is 10, Jesse is 104
Winnie is 7, Jesse is 17
41
What does the stranger demand for the return of Winnie Foster?
Winnie Foster.
A lifetime supply of the spring water.
A million dollars.
The woods they own.
42
Why had Winnie begun to think of the man in the yellow suit as a savior?
She thought he'd tell her dad that he saw her.
She thought he would save her.
She thought he would follow her.
She thought he would join her.
43
Why is Winnie reluctant initially to believe their story?
Because the story is easy to believe.
Because she doesn't believe in fairy tales.
Because she read this situation in a book.
Because their story is so far-fetched.
44
What does Winnie find outside in the heat the very next morning?
Jesse Tuck
The toad
The horse
Miles Tuck
45
What strange thing is revealed about the Tucks?
They have not changed for 87 years
They haven't aged
They look the same as when they first drank from the spring
They are unable to be hurt
46
How does the stranger justify his delay in reporting the crime to the constable?
By explaining he was waiting for information.
By explaining he was traveling on foot.
By explaining he wanted to retrace his steps.
By explaining that he needed to find out where she was.
47
What surprises Winnie when she finally enters the woods?
There were unrecognizable flowers and creatures everywhere
The light quivers and splotches on the padded ground
It is green, amber and alive
It is nice and full of light
48
What reason does Mae give for hitting the man in the yellow suit with the shotgun?
He wants to sell the spring water.
He tricked her family into selling the woods.
He was taking the child (Winne) away.
He was taking her (Winnie) away against her will.
49
What reason does the author give for Winnie not being curious about the woods?
Because nothing seems interesting when it belongs to you
Because she had been warned to stay out of it
Because her grandmother said elves lived there
Because she was afraid of trees
50
What does Winnie plan to tell her grandmother when she returns home to her cottage?
What Jesse told her
How beautiful the forest is
What caused the music
How fun the horse ride is
51
What convinces Winnie that she is probably the first person to hear the Tuck's story?
They interrupted each other
They each tried to claim her attention
They all talked at once
They all gathered around her like children
52
Why is the constable surprised to learn the Fosters agreed to sell their land to the stranger?
Because they Fosters are land-proud.
Because they are proud as peacocks.
Because the Fosters are the first family from Treegap.
Because they're known to be family proud.
53
What distracts Grandma while speaking to the stranger?
The horse
The frog
Fireflies
Music
54
Why is Winnie feeling so good about her decision to strike out on her own?
Because she is not alone.
Because she is running away after all.
Because her family will miss her.
Because she met the toad.
55
Whose family owns Treegap wood?
The man in the yellow suit
Winnie Foster
Mae Tuck
Angus Tuck
56
Who appeared at the Foster's gate at sunset?
Winnie Foster
Jesse Tuck
A stranger
Mae Tuck
57
Why did Mae want to go into the woods?
To find Winnie
To find the spring and have another drink
To meet her boys
To find the horse
58
What did Angus Tuck mean when he asked his wife, "Does she know?"
He wonders if she knows the boys are leaving.
He wonders is she knows they kidnapped her.
He wonders if she knows the truth about the spring.
He wonders if she knows they want her to drink also.
59
What does the iron fence 'say'?
Welcome
Climb if curious
Come in and visit
Move away, guests unwanted
60
Why is Winnie having doubts as to whether or not the Tucks are actually criminals?
Because she looks like them.
Because they are nice to her.
Because they fed her.
Because they haven't exactly broken a law.
61
What convinces Winnie that the natural order of birth and death is preferable?
Because it's the natural order.
Because life cycles are important.
If not there would be too many creatures squeezed together.
If mosquitos lived forever we'd be overrun by them.
62
How did Angus Tuck test his theory about the spring?
He shot himself, but it didn't leave a mark.
He shot Mae, but she was fine.
He shot Jesse, but it didn't hurt him.
He shot the horse, but it wasn't hurt.
63
Why is Winnie worried about the man in the yellow suit?
Because he claims to have heard every word of the story.
Because she sees something unpleasant in his face.
Because he wants to sell the magical spring water.
Because he doesn't seem very nice to the Tuck's.
64
Describe the boy that Winnie sees sitting up against the back of the tree in the woods.
There was a twig tucked between the toes of one foot
Thin and sunburned, with a thick curly mop of brown hair
Had on a pair of green suspenders, and he was shoeless
Wearing battered trousers and a loose, grubby shirt
65
Why did Winnie experience difficulty sleeping?
She was still wearing her clothes.
Because the cushions of the sofa were remarkably lumpy.
Because the cushions of the sofa smelled like old newspaper.
The chair pad pillow was thin, hard & rough under her cheek.
66
What does the man tell Winnie's grandmother?
That he knew where Winnie had been taken.
That he wanted their land.
That he wanted to help search for Winnie.
That he knew who had taken Winnie.
67
What is the connection between the man in the yellow suit and the Tuck family?
Miles' wife and her two children lived with his grandmother.
The music box song was often sung to him by the family.
His grandmother told him stories about a non-aging family.
His grandmother's friend married into a strange family.
68
Why is is difficult for the Tuck's to remain in one place for long?
Because people get to wondering.
Because they get bored and want a change.
Because people may notice they aren't aging.
Because they don't keep their house clean and must move.
