Which Character
At the beginning of the story, the man in the yellow suit hears music while talking to Winnie and her grandmother. As he walks away, he hums the melody. What can we infer about the man in regards to the music?
That he heard the song before and he walked away with intense satisfaction.
What vocabulary words means "a state of disorganization or untidiness" that used to describe the Tuck's house?
Disarray
Who feels that not being able to die is the worst thing that could happen?
Bonus: Who has the most carefree attitude about living forever?
Angus Tuck
Bonus: Jesse
What vocabulary word meant "a person who helps another commit a crime" that the constable called Winnie.
accomplice
At the beginning of the story, Winnie is tossing rocks at a toad and talking about running away. She was at the boiling point. What can we infer about how Winnie was feeling?
She was angry and frustrated.
Why did the author include a prologue in the story?
To introduce the three main parts of the plot. To give background information to the reader.
What is the meaning of the word jaunty?
Bonus: How was it used in the book?
"Having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner."
Used to describe the Man in the yellow suit's suit.
How has Winnie changed in our story?
She's become more decisive and sure of herself and her choices.
What did the man in the yellow suit want from the Fosters in exchange for Winnie?
The Foster's wood
Where is this book set?
Bonus: What is the dialect the author uses to help us locate the setting?
Treegap in the 1800's
The author gives our characters a Southern dialect to help us get an idea where treegap is.
What does the italicized word in this quote mean: "He was still asleep, and the melancholy creases that folded his daytime face were smoothed and slack..." (Babbitt, 9).
Sad
Who does the Man in the Yellow suit know where he has heard about the Tucks?
His grandmother was friends with Miles wife (who left him).
If Winnie did not take Mae's place in jail, would Mae still have tried to escape? Why or why not.
Yes because she had to protect their secret
What conflict do we see that is person vs the supernatural?
The tucks vs the spring water (immortality)
What does this line of the poem that Winnie was thinking to herself mean?
"Stone walls do not a prison make."
You do not have to be in Prison to feel like a prisoner. The Tucks feel like prisoners because they can not die. A prison is just physical, but its the feeling that makes you the prisoner.