Vocabulary
Characters
Plot/Theme
Plot/Theme
Review
100
What is the definition of fatal?
causing death
100
Which character said "I'm tired of being looked at." "I want to be by myself for a change."?
Winnie
100

What does Winnie see Jesse do?

Drink from the spring.

100
In what month does Tuck Everlasting take place?
August
100
How did Jesse feel about having everlasting life?
he felt excited and wanted to explore the world.
200

What is a constable?

The sheriff

200
What was Mae's most treasured possession?
her music box
200
Why do Mae, Miles and Jesse kidnap Winnie?
to keep her from telling anyone about the spring
200
Why did Winnie want to run away?
She felt smothered and always watched over by her family
200
Jessie says that he is 17 years old. How old is he really in the novel?
104
300

What does melancholy mean?

a feeling of sadness or depression

300
How did Angus Tuck feel about having everlasting life?
He hated it. He felt like he wasn't really living if he couldn't die.
300
What did the stranger plan to do with the eternal water?
He planned to sell it to certain people for a large amount of money
300
How did Angus Tuck react when Mae brought Winnie to the Tuck's house?
He said it was the best thing that had happened in 80 years
300
Where did the man in the yellow suit hear about the Tucks?
from his grandmother
400
What is the definition for abruptly?
sudden or unexpected
400
Which character said "Someday I'll find a way to do something important."?
Miles Tuck
400

What kind of people did the stranger want to sell the water to?

Rich people, people different than the Tucks.

400

Who was Angus Tuck jealous of? Why?

The stranger because he was dying and Tuck can't die.

400
What did Angus try to convince Winnie of when they were out on the lake?
he tried to convince her to not drink from the spring and also to not tell anyone about it
500
What is the definition for the word persisted?
to keep trying even if there is difficulty or failure
500
Which character said, "Toads don't drink water Winifred, it'll do him no good."?
Winnie's grandmother
500
Finish this sentence: "Mae Tuck...had looked exactly the same for __________?"
87 years
500
Name one of the jobs or types of work Miles did.
carpenter, blacksmith
500
Who lived in the Tuck's house?
Mae and Angus
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