Tuck Everlasting
Who is Winnie Foster?
The 10-year-old girl who discovers the Tuck family's secret near her home.
Where is Salva when his journey begins due to fighting breaks out at this place?
school
What made it hard for Melody to communicate?
She could not talk.
What is the name of the mythology character with snakes in her hair?
Medusa
The words for and four are...
Homophones
What is about 87 years (since around 1787)?
The Tuck family's secret spring.
How does Nya carries water back to her village?
In a plastic jug balanced on her head.
Why did the other kids not think it wasn't fair that Melody uses a computer to communicate?
What is Poseidon the god of?
Poseidon is the god of the sea (also horses and earthquakes).
"Her smile was as bright as the sun." Is a ______.
At the end of the novel, what does Winnie do with the spring water instead of drinking it?
She poured it on the toad.
What deadly animal attacks and takes Salva's friend Marial during the night while crossing the desert?
a lion
What syndrome does Melody have?
Cerebral Palsy
What does it mean if we say someone has an achilles heal?
They have a weakness.
Share TWO words that are onomatopeia?
(Any sounds words)
What season provides the warm, sleepy backdrop for most of the story?
Summer
Salva's uncle is tragically shot and killed by which people near the Nile River?
soldiers (armed militia)
Why does Melody name her computer Elvira?
It is named after her favorite song.
What is the theme in the Golden Touch (King Midas)?
Don't be greedy or be careful what you wish for.
The clouds were cotton balls in the sky is an example of a ______,
Metphor
What is tMiles's attitude toward immortality, because his wife and children grew old without him?
He is sad or regretful (pessimistic)
The book switches between two different time periods — Salva's story in 1985 and Nya's story in which year?
2008
What happens to the trophy the quiz team tries to give Melody.
Melody pushes it off her tray and it breaks.
What is the theme of the Trojan Horse?
Things are not always what they seem.
What does personification mean?