Characters
Ten year old girl who lives in the "touch-me-not" cottage.
Who is Winnie Foster?
What month does the story take place in?
What is August?
Who owns Treegap wood?
Who is the Foster family?
"I have a paper here, all signed and legal, to prove it. I'm going to sell the water, you see."
Who is the man in the yellow suit?
concern about one's appearance; excessive pride;
vanity
acrid
elated
vanity
He is cheerful, carefree, and is enjoying his forever life. He is 17, but has been on earth 104 years.
Who is Jesse Tuck?
Why do the Tucks live so far away from other people?
People will realize they do not grow older and that they will accuse them of being witches.
The story opens up with three events happening on the same day, the first week of August, 1880? What are the three events?
1. A stranger comes looking for something.
2. Mae Tuck is getting ready to go meet her sons.
3. Winnie Foster decides to run away from home.
"We could get married, even. That's be pretty good, wouldn't it! We could have a grand old time, go all around the world, see everything."
Who is Jesse Tuck?
natural behavior;
retorted
perilous
instinct
instinct
She is practical and matter-of-fact about her family's situation. She looks on the bright side and is optimistic.
Who is Mae Tuck?
Name 3 important places where the story takes place.
1. The Foster's Cottage
2. Treegap wood/the spring
3. The Tuck family's house
4. The jailhouse
How does the Man in the Yellow Suit know about the music box and the strange family who never grows old?
He heard the story from his grandmother.
His grandmother was a friend of Miles' wife.
"Life's got to be lived, no matter how long or short. You got to take what comes. We just go along, like everybody else, one day at a time."
Who is Mae Tuck?
strange; odd;
perilous
teeming
peculiar
peculiar
At first glance, he appears to be friendly, but he is greedy and only thinks about himself.
Who is the man in the yellow suit?
How often did Mae meet up with Miles and Jesse in town?
What is every 10 years?
What is the climax of Tuck Everlasting?
Mae hits the man in the yellow suit on the back of the head with Tuck's forgotten shotgun.
"First they roust me out of bed in the middle of the night, after I been out since sun-up looking for that child, and now I s'pose you're going to try to run me all the way."
Who is the constable?
replied in anger;
melancholy
gait
retorted
retorded
He is melancholy and bored; he does not like being off the wheel of life.
Who is Angus Tuck?
What sits in the corner of the Tucks home?
What is Tuck's forgotten shotgun?
What two important things do we learn in the Epilogue?
1) Winnie did not drink the water
2) Treegap Wood was destroyed by fire. The spring was bulldozed.
"I don't know everyone, nor do I want to. And I don't stand outside in the dark discussing such a thing with strangers. Neither does Winifred. So..."
Who is Winnie's grandmother?
bitter and unpleasant;
acrid
teeming
elated
acrid