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Why is Winnie unhappy in the beginning?
She is bored with her life/never allowed to do anything/lonely/has never adventured
Who is the first person Winnie meets IN THE WOODS?
What did Winnie end up doing with the bottle of spring water?
Pouring it on the toad
Which vocabulary word means: jealous; desiring what someone else has
Options: BURLY, DISARRAY, ELATED, ENVIOUS, EXASPERATED, EXERTION, GALLING, INDOMITABLE, JAUNTY, MELANCHOLY, ORDEAL, PETULANCE, PITILESS, SCORNFUL, SEARING, SEIZED, SHRILL, SPRAWLED, VEERED, VENTURE
envious
Which vocabulary word means: grabbed/took hold of suddenly and/or forcibly
Options: BURLY, DISARRAY, ELATED, ENVIOUS, EXASPERATED, EXERTION, GALLING, INDOMITABLE, JAUNTY, MELANCHOLY, ORDEAL, PETULANCE, PITILESS, SCORNFUL, SEARING, SEIZED, SHRILL, SPRAWLED, VEERED, VENTURE
seized
How did the Man in the Yellow Suit learn about the Tucks?
His grandmother telling stories/he overheard the Tucks talking when they kidnapped Winnie
Who does Winnie talk to outside the gate of her home in the EXPOSITION (beginning) of the novel? (100 pts for each correct answer)
The toad; the man in the yellow suit
Who witnesses Mae hitting the man in the yellow suit with her gun?
Which vocabulary word means: a state of being disorganized or untidy
Options: BURLY, DISARRAY, ELATED, ENVIOUS, EXASPERATED, EXERTION, GALLING, INDOMITABLE, JAUNTY, MELANCHOLY, ORDEAL, PETULANCE, PITILESS, SCORNFUL, SEARING, SEIZED, SHRILL, SPRAWLED, VEERED, VENTURE
disarray
Which vocabulary word means: showing no pity or no mercy
Options: BURLY, DISARRAY, ELATED, ENVIOUS, EXASPERATED, EXERTION, GALLING, INDOMITABLE, JAUNTY, MELANCHOLY, ORDEAL, PETULANCE, PITILESS, SCORNFUL, SEARING, SEIZED, SHRILL, SPRAWLED, VEERED, VENTURE
pitiless
Which family member is least happy about being immortal?
Angus Tuck (Dad)
Why do the Tucks say they had to kidnap Winnie?
They couldn't let her drink from the spring/they needed time to explain their story and why she shouldn't drink it
Poses as Mae under a blanket in her jail cell to give them time to run
Which vocabulary word means: an unpleasant or difficult experience
Options: BURLY, DISARRAY, ELATED, ENVIOUS, EXASPERATED, GALLING, INDOMITABLE, JAUNTY, MELANCHOLY, ORDEAL, PETULANCE, PITILESS, SCORNFUL, SEARING, SEIZED, SHRILL, SPRAWLED, VEERED, VENTURE
ordeal
Which vocabulary word means: a risky or daring journey or undertaking
Options: BURLY, DISARRAY, ELATED, ENVIOUS, EXASPERATED, EXERTION, GALLING, INDOMITABLE, JAUNTY, MELANCHOLY, ORDEAL, PETULANCE, PITILESS, SCORNFUL, SEARING, SEIZED, SHRILL, SPRAWLED, VEERED
venture
What do the Tucks do to make money since they can't stay anywhere too long without people being suspicious?
Make and sell things everywhere they travel
Why does Angus Tuck say he is so happy to have Winnie visit their home?
It has been a long time since he's been around other kids/an actual growing child (his kids are immortal and actually very old)
When the man in yellow tells the Tucks that he plans to sell the spring water, what does he ask them to do?
Participate in demonstrations that prove they are immortal
Which vocabulary word means: impossible to subdue or defeat
Options: BURLY, DISARRAY, ELATED, ENVIOUS, EXASPERATED, EXERTION, GALLING, INDOMITABLE, JAUNTY, MELANCHOLY, ORDEAL, PETULANCE, PITILESS, SCORNFUL, SEARING, SEIZED, SHRILL, SPRAWLED, VEERED, VENTURE
indomitable
Which vocabulary word means: a feeling of deep sadness, especially for no apparent reason
Options: BURLY, DISARRAY, ELATED, ENVIOUS, EXASPERATED, EXERTION, GALLING, INDOMITABLE, JAUNTY, MELANCHOLY, ORDEAL, PETULANCE, PITILESS, SCORNFUL, SEARING, SEIZED, SHRILL, SPRAWLED, VEERED, VENTURE
melancholy
Which one of the Tucks is MOST happy with living forever?
Jesse
What does the man in the yellow suit say/do to make Mae so mad that she hits him with the gun?
Tries to take Winnie with him/says he's going to make her drink from the spring and be part of his sales demonstration
Why does Angus Tuck say "good girl" when standing at Winnie's grave?
He is proud that she chose to live a normal human life/stay on the "wheel of life"
Which vocabulary word means: being lively, cheerful, and self-confident
jaunty
Which vocabulary word means: high-pitched and piercing (refers to a voice or sound)
shrill