Characters
What is the stranger wearing
A jaunty yellow suit
Who is the protagonist?
Winnie is the main character
Define tangent
To change course, wander off topic
Another word for cow
Bovine
What promise did Winnie make to the toad?
She would run away soon.
How many sons does Mae have
Two
What is the first person point of view?
The narrator is the character in the story.
Use hysterical in a sentence.
Answers will vary, but it needs to show being effected by uncontrolled extreme emotion
Consoling
Giving comfort to someone at time of grief or disappointment
What time of year does the story take place?
First week of August
Why would Winnie like a sibling?
So mom and grandmother would have someone else to pay attention to, letting Winnie be herself
What pronouns are used when a story is written in the third person P.O.V.
He, she, they, them
The story is about other people.
Define exasperated
Intensely irritated and frustrated
What is a rueful smile?
You are sorry for something you have done but you still can laugh at yourself a little bit.
to rue means to regret something
How was the real world different from stories according to Winnie?
People acted unconcerned in stories while real life has many dangers
What is Mae’s most treasured possession?
A music box
It is the prettiest thing she owns.
What is it called when the author drops hints about things that might happen later in the story?
Foreshadowing
What does meager mean in the sentence, “The meager grass along the road edges was ragged and forlorn.”
Not much there. Lacking in quality or quantity.
Remorseless
Without regret or guilt
What does Jesse mean when he says he is 104 years old, but the changes it to 17?
He has been alive for 104 years, but looks only to be 17 years old.
What does Tuck dream about every night?
He dreams that his family is in heaven and never heard of Treegap.
What point of view is Tuck Everlasting?
Third person
What is a puppet worked from above with strings called?
Marionette
Self-deprecation
the act of making little of yourself, low opinion of yourself
What does Mae Tuck mean when she says, “The worst is happening at last.” (The last line of chapter 5)
Answers will vary. You will have to read chapter 6 to find out more.