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In your opinion, what is the most interesting word from this section? Why do you think it is interesting?

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Vocabulary Study Prologue - Chapter 3

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1. The repeated intrusions from my sister made it hard for me to do my project.

2. During the math lesson, the teacher went off on a tangent about the importance of recycling.

3. Jojo felt resentful towards her brother because he was invited to visit their aunt and uncle’s ranch and she was not.

4. We were happy that the weather was balmy and rain-free for our picnic.

5. The gray clouds in the sky made Kieran feel more melancholy.

6. The heat of the desert was so oppressive that I decided to move up north.

balmy tangent oppressive melancholy intrusions resentful

Fill in the Blank Complete each sentence by filling in the blanks with the provided vocabulary words.

1. Something uncomfortable or intense. oppressive

2. Full of ill will or anger towards someone or something. resentful

3. Sudden change of course or plan. tangent

4. Interruptions, unwelcome visits. intrusions

5. Comfortably warm and refreshing. balmy

6. A sad or gloomy feeling or state of mind. melancholy

balmy tangent oppressive melancholy intrusions resentful

Which Word? On the provided lines, write the matching vocabulary word for each definition.

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Understanding the Story Prologue - Chapter 3

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Why do you think the Tucks have looked exactly the same for so many years?

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1. What nickname does the narrator give to the Fosters’ cottage?

(a) Run-of-the-mill cottage.(b) Touch-me-not cottage.(c) Sturdy-and-small cottage.(d) In-the-middle-of-nowhere cottage. Answer: B

2. How long has the Tuck family looked exactly the same?

(a) 45 years.(b) 87 years.(c) 93 years.(d) 114 years. Answer: B

3. In the Prologue, the narrator explains that three things happen that at first do not seem to be connected. What are the three things?

Example - The first thing that happens is that Mae Tuck goes to the edge of the Village of Treegap to meet her two sons. The second thing is that Winnie Foster thinks about running away. The third thing is that a stranger appears at the Fosters’ gate looking for someone.

4. In Chapter 3, what reasons does Winnie give for wanting to run away?

Example - Winnie wants to run away because she feels like her family is watching her all the time. She wants some freedom.

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Vocabulary Study Chapters 4 - 8

Making Sentences - Answers will vary. Make a sentence for each word below.

1. Disheartened: _______________________________________________________________________________

2. Consolingly: _________________________________________________________________________________

3. Irrelevantly: __________________________________________________________________________________

4. Peculiar: _____________________________________________________________________________________

5. Scornful: _____________________________________________________________________________________

6. Shamelessly: _________________________________________________________________________________

1. Strange or unusual. peculiar

2. Done in a comforting way. consolingly

3. To feel a loss of spirit or drive. disheartened

4. Something said or done with little importance. irrelevantly

5. Showing strong dislike. scornful

6. Done without caring how it makes one look. shamelessly

disheartened consolingly irrelevantly peculiar scornful shamelessly

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The author gives a description of ‘the man in the yellow suit’ in Chapter 4. Find and write down six adjectives that Babbitt uses to describe this mysterious character.

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Understanding the Story Chapters 4 - 8

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If given the chance, would you drink the water from the spring and live forever? Why or why not?

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1. In Chapter 4, what does Winnie’s grandmother claim is making the music they hear from the wood?

(a) Church bells.(b) A radio.(c) Elves.(d) A traveling musician. Answer: C

2. In Chapter 5, why does Winnie decide to go into the wood?

(a) To find what made the music.(b) To hide from her family.(c) To hunt.(d) To pick pretty flowers. Answer: A

3. In Chapter 5, Mae Tuck says, “The worst is happening at last.” What is she talking about?

Example - Mae is talking about Winnie insisting that she have a drink from the spring.

4. In Chapter 8, we learn that the man in the yellow suit has heard the Tucks’ entire story. Why do you think he smiles after hearing the story?

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A simile is a figure of speech that uses the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ to compare two things. For example, “You are as bright as the sun”. Find a simile from Chapter 12 and write it below!

Answers will vary. Example - “...its double trembled on the surface of the pond like color spilled from a paintbox.”


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1. Spacious cavernous

2. Unquestionably decisively

3. Unbeatable indomitable

4. Harsh pitiless

5. Sandy silty

6. Lively vigorous

vigorous pitiless indomitable cavernous decisively silty

A synonym is a word that means the same as another word. For example, happy and joyful are synonyms. Match the vocabulary words with their synonyms!

1. The pitiless mother would not let her child take part in the Christmas pageant because he did not get straight A’s.

2. The Tigers are indomitable! We’ll never beat them!” Jacob whined as he watched the other team practice before the game.

3. “It will rain this afternoon,” Grammie said decisively as she looked up at the sky.

4. It took a long time to find Nana’s wedding album in the cavernous old trunk.

5. Bree happily wiggled her toes in the silty ocean floor.

6. The sisters played a vigorous game of soccer before running home for dinner.

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Imagine you could live forever and see our world far into the future. What changes do you think you might see in one hundred years?

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1. In Chapter 9, how does Tuck react when he is introduced to Winnie?

(a) He is angry.(b) He is sad.(c) He is happy.(d) He runs away. Answer: C

2. Who has the Tucks’ horse in Chapter 13?

(a) The man in the yellow suit.(b) Winnie’s uncle.(c) The sheriff.(d) A homeless child. Answer: A

3. Compare the homes of the Tuck family and the Foster family.

Example - The Fosters are very neat and orderly. The Tucks house is very disorganized. The Fosters also have a much larger home.

4. If you could live forever, what age would you want to be? Why would you choose this age?

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Create a simile that describes Winnie Foster.

Winnie is...

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1. “Oh my, they were in cahoots all along!” Paul said of the bank robber and hostage at the end of the movie.

2. The shrill sound of Shay’s alarm clock woke up everyone in the house.

3. Even though the quilt was old and threadbare, Missy would not throw it away.

4. Arnold acted like a barbarian by not showering or doing any dishes.

5. The constable had an easy job in Deaconville because no one ever committed a crime.

6. The rundown motel was teeming with bugs.

shrill barbarian constable cahoots threadbare teeming


1. Thinned and worn out from too much use. threadbare

2. High-pitched sound. shrill

3. Full of or with. teeming

4. A police officer in a small town. constable

5. Criminal partnership. cahoots

6. A person who acts in a rough or crude way. barbarian

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At the end of Chapter 18, the man in the yellow suit is at the Tucks’ door. What do you think will happen next in the story?

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1. In Chapter 15, what does the man in the yellow suit ask for in exchange for telling Winnie’s family of her whereabouts?

(a) Money.(b) A horse.(c) The wood.(d) Their house. Answer: C

2. In Chapter 18, who does Winnie realize is the dearest of the Tuck family?

(a) Jesse.(b) Miles.(c) Mae.(d) Tuck. Answer: D

3. In Chapter 14, what does Jesse tell Winnie she should do when she is 17? Why does he tell her to do this? Example - Jesse tells Winnie to drink from the spring when she is 17 so that they can live together forever and be the same age. He suggests this because he is lonely.

4. When Winnie goes fishing with Miles in Chapter 17, she decides that she wants to release the fish they catch instead of eating it. Why do you think she does this?

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1. Ignorant: ____________________________________________________________________________________

2. Petulance: ___________________________________________________________________________________

3. Unflinchingly: ________________________________________________________________________________

4. Acrid: ________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Gentility: _____________________________________________________________________________________

6. Prostrate: ____________________________________________________________________________________

1. Politeness and propriety. gentility

2. Done without fear. unflinchingly

3. Irritable and childish behavior. petulance

4. Physically weak and tired. prostrate

5. Uneducated, lacking knowledge. ignorant

6. A foul and strong taste or smell. acrid

ignorant petulance unflinchingly acrid gentility prostrate

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Pretend you are Winnie and write a short diary entry about what happens in these chapters. Use at least one vocabulary word in your entry.

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An antagonist is the villain or evil person in a story. Who is the antagonist of Tuck Everlasting and why?

Example - The antagonist is the man in the yellow suit. He is the antagonist because he wants to sell the spring water, which the Tucks and Winnie know is a very bad idea.

1. Who told the man in the yellow suit stories about the Tucks when he was growing up?

(a) His teacher. (b) His friend.(c) His grandmother.(d) His mom. Answer: C

2. In Chapter 20, who hits the man in the yellow suit?

(a) Winnie. (b) Jesse.(c) Miles.(d) Mae Tuck. Answer: D

3. In Chapter 19, the man in the yellow suit reveals his plan to the Tucks and Winnie. What is his plan?

Example - The man in the yellow suit plans on selling the water.

4. Jesse gives Winnie a bottle of the spring water for her to drink when she is seventeen. Do you think she will drink it? Explain your answer.

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Describe a time you felt exultant. What or who made you feel this way?

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Vocabulary Study Chapters 24 - Epilogue

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1. Joyous exultant

2. Nervousness apprehension

3. Thoughtful wistful

4. Strangely perversely

5. Accidentally unwittingly

6. Decisively staunchly

exultant unwittingly perversely apprehension wistful staunchly

Match the vocabulary words with their synonyms!

1. Jayna unwittingly let it slip that she was planning a surprise party for Kim.

2. My hat perversely remained atop my head even though it was very windy.

3. While looking at the ocean view, Farrah asked the wistful question, “How can such beauty exist?”

4. Miguel was full of apprehension while waiting for his test score.

5. Nina flashed an exultant grin when her mom said she could have a sleepover.

6. “You can’t go to the park until your room is clean,” Nic’s mom said staunchly.

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Understanding the Story Chapters 24 - Epilogue

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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

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1. In Chapter 24, who is waiting for Winnie when she sneaks out of the house?

(a) Tuck.(b) The constable.(c) Jesse.(d) Miles. Answer: C

2. In Chapter 24, whose carpentry skills make it possible for Mae to escape?

(a) The man in the yellow suit’s.(b) Winnie’s dad’s.(c) Jesse’s.(d) Miles’s. Answer: D

3. In Chapter 25, how does Winnie feel when the constable finds out that she helped Mae escape by taking her place in the jailhouse?

Example - When the constable discovers Winnie in the morning, she feels very small, like a criminal.

4. At the end of the story, we find out that Winnie has passed away. If you were Winnie, would you have drank the water so you could live forever? Explain your answer.

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Time for a Test! Tuck Everlasting

1. During what month does the story take place?

(a) August.(b) June.(c) April.(d) October. Answer: A

2. What is the name of the village where the story takes place?

(a) Springfield.(b) Acornville.(c) Riverbend.(d) Treegap. Answer: D

3. What is Winnie’s last name?

(a) Farrell.(b) Foster.(c) Friedman.(d) Franklin. Answer: B

4. What do the Tucks do when Winnie insists on drinking from the spring?

(a) They let her have a drink.(b) They chase her away.(c) They kidnap her.(d) They trick her into leaving. Answer: C

5. What do the Tucks do to make money?

(a) They are teachers.(b) They run a circus.(c) They make stuff to sell.(d) They race horses. Answer: C

6. How often do the Tucks get together to spend time as a family?

(a) Every 5 years.(b) Every 10 years.(c) Every 25 years.(d) Every year. Answer: B

7. What does the man in the yellow suit want to do with the water from the spring?

(a) Poison it.(b) Sell it.(c) Bury it.(d) Give it away for free. Answer: B

8. What happens to the man in the yellow suit?

(a) He drinks from the spring and lives forever. (b) He apologizes to the Tucks and leaves town.(c) He mysteriously disappears.(d) He dies. Answer: D

9. Who does Winnie give the water from Jesse to?

(a) A dog.(b) The man in the yellow suit.(c) A toad.(d) Her grandma. Answer: C

Part A – Multiple Choice - Answer A, B, C or D.


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Time for a Test! Tuck Everlasting

Part B – Short Answer

1. Describe one of the main characters of the story.

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2. The setting is where and when a story takes place. Describe the setting Tuck Everlasting.

Example - Tuck Everlasting is set during August in or around 1880 (the Epilogue is set in 1950). The name of the village which some of the action takes place in is called Treegap. The woods near the town is where a great deal of the book takes place.

3. How do the Tucks know that the water from the spring is the reason for their eternal life?

Example - The Tucks know that the spring is the reason for their eternal life because the only one who did not drink from it was their cat and the cat died. Also, when they returned to the spring twenty years after drinking from it, it had not changed.

1. Imagine that you read in the newspaper tomorrow that a magic spring was found. What good things and bad things might happen if the whole world knew about such a spring?

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2. Describe the ending of the story Tuck Everlasting.

Example - The Epilogue is set in the future - two years after Winnie’s death at the age of 78. Tuck and Mae are visiting Treegap again and they note all the changes. For example, Winnie’s cottage is gone and the wood (with the spring) has been bulldozed. With the spring gone and Winnie passed away, the Tucks leave Treegap, as there is no reason for them to be there any longer.

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