Tuck Everlasting
"Tuck Everlasting" Chapters 1 and 2
1. Describe the setting at the beginning of the story
2. What was inside the great wood that seems to have
something magical about it?
3. What seems to be so special about Mae Tuck and her
family?
4. Why do no roads run through the woods?
5. What relationship does Winnies Foster's family have with
the woods by her house?
Ch. 3 and 4
1. Why is Winnie feeling depressed at the
beginning of Ch. 3?
2. What plan does Winnie come up with to end
her feelings of depression?
3. Who comes to Winnies' fence asking
questions about Winnie and her family?
4. Who does the man say he is looking for?
5. What does Winnie's grandma hear that she
claims she has not heard in years?
Ch. 5 due Monday, Sept. 21
1. What does Winnie discover as she ventures
into the woods to find the source of the elf
music?
2.a) Who does Winnie meet under the tree?
b) What does Winnie wish to do that Jesse
doesn't think is a good idea?
3. Mae Tuck exclaims "...the worst is happening
at last!" What is she referring to?
"Tuck Everlasting" ch. 6 and 7
1. Where do the Tuck's take Winnie after they find her in
the Wood?
2. What does Mae Tuck pull out that calms Winnie down
from her crying at being abducted by the Tuck's?
3. Winnie recognizes the item that Mae pulls out. What
does Winnie recognize it as?
4. What two magical properties does the spring in the Wood
have?
5. How did the tuck's figure out the magical properties of the
spring? Our story gives two clues. Describe one of them.
6. At this point in our story, has Winnie drink from the stream
"Tuck" Chapters 8 and 9
due Monday, Sept. 28th
1. Why does Mae want to take Winnie to the Tuck residence
for the overnight? (remember to finger five all questions)
2. Does Winnie's initial fear of the Tuck's stay with her during
her entire time with them or does it gradually fade away to
the point where she is beginning to enjoy her new adventure?
3. Who overhears the story that Mae Tuck tells Winnie?
4. What is the name of Mae's husband? Is he a nice man or an
angry man?
*5. After reading what Angus has to say to Winnie, he gives
a clue as to how long ago the Tuck family drank from the
stream. How long ago was that?
Chapter 10,11, and 12
1. Why does the Tuck household seem like a foreign country to Winnie?
2. Why do the Tucks move every 20 years or so?
3. How often do the Tuck's hold a family reunion?
4. What is Mae Tuck's opinion concerning the family's special condition?
5.a) Describe the table manners of the Tuck family. b) Why does it
shock Winnie?
6. What point does Angus Tuck want to make concerning nature and time
while rowing on the pond?
7. What is your opinion on how Angus Tuck feels about the brook. Give
a reason or supporting detail that will support your answer.
Ch. 13 and ch. 14 and ch. 15 finger five all questions
1. Who shows up at Winnie's house at midnight claiming to have
important news about Winnie?
2. a) Who sneaks down from the loft at the Tuck's place to talk to Winnie?
b) What idea does this person give to Winnie to think about?
c) What does Winnie think of all this?
3. The old man blackmails Winnie's parents into doing what?
blackmail: The forcing of someone to pay money by threatening
to reveal a secret that will bring trouble and disgrace.
4. How do the Foster's react to this threat?
Chapters 16 and 17 Finger Five all questions
1. Who do the Foster's and the Old Man contact in order to retrieve Winnie
from the Tuck residence?
2. Everyone is traveling on horseback. What does this indicate about the
setting of the story?
3. Why does the Old Man ride ahead of the Constable to get to the Tuck's
residence first?
4. What astonishing story does Miles tell Winnie while out fishing on the pond?
5.Winnie wishes that no one should ever die. What is one problem that Miles
states would occur if no one ever died?
Chapters 18, 19, and 20
1. How do the Tuck's have their breakfast? With or without fish? why? (2pts.)
2. After staying with the Tuck's for a day or so how does she feel toward
the family? Of all the family members who does she have a special
affection for? (2 pts.)
3. Who comes and interrupts the breakfast? ( 1 pt.)
4. What deal/agreement does the man in the yellow suit want to make with
Angus Tuck? What is Angus' response? (2 pts.)
5. What are the old man's plans that involve Winnie? ( 1 pt.)
6. What is Mae Tuck's response to the old man as he starts to take Winnie away?
( 1pt.)
7. What does Winnie tell the constable as to her being kidnapped? ( 1 pt.)
8. What does the constable tell Angus regarding his wife and the incident with
the man in the yellow suit? ( 1 pt.) Total assignment: 11 pts.
Ch. 21, 22, and 23
1. Winnie has conflicting feelings about what could happen to the man in
the yellow suit. a) Explain what will happen if the man lives from the hit on the
head that Mae Tuck gave him. b) Explain what will happen if the man dies.
(2pts.)
2. What happens to the man in the yellow suit? Does he survive or succumb
to his injuries? (1pt.)
3. Jesse shows up at Winnie Foster's house and gives her a "gift".
What is the gift and what does Jesse tell her to do with it? (2pts.)
4. Winnie decides to play a role in the Tuck's rescue plan of their mother.
What would Winnie's part in the plan be? (1pt.)
5. Why does Winnie decide to help the Tuck's in the time of their desperation?(1pt.)
succumb - to fall victim to
desperate - to be in great need of something
ch. 24, 25, and Epilogue (finger five all questions) due Tues. Oct. 20th
1. How do the Tuck's get their mother out of jail? What time of day is the plan
set for? (2pts.)
2. What is Winnie's role in the escape? (1pt.)
3. Was the escape from jail successful? (1pt.)
4. What does Winnie do w/ her bottle of magic water? (1pt.)
5. What year is it in the epilogue? What do the Tuck's search for and find?
What does the thing they are looking for have inscribed on it? (3pts.)
6. What happened to the spring? ( 1 pt.)
7. How does the story end on a humorous note? ( 1pt.) Total pts. : 10 pts.
The End
"Tuck Everlasting" Chapters 1 and 2
1. Describe the setting at the beginning of the story
2. What was inside the great wood that seems to have
something magical about it?
3. What seems to be so special about Mae Tuck and her
family?
4. Why do no roads run through the woods?
5. What relationship does Winnies Foster's family have with
the woods by her house?
Ch. 3 and 4
1. Why is Winnie feeling depressed at the
beginning of Ch. 3?
2. What plan does Winnie come up with to end
her feelings of depression?
3. Who comes to Winnies' fence asking
questions about Winnie and her family?
4. Who does the man say he is looking for?
5. What does Winnie's grandma hear that she
claims she has not heard in years?
Ch. 5 due Monday, Sept. 21
1. What does Winnie discover as she ventures
into the woods to find the source of the elf
music?
2.a) Who does Winnie meet under the tree?
b) What does Winnie wish to do that Jesse
doesn't think is a good idea?
3. Mae Tuck exclaims "...the worst is happening
at last!" What is she referring to?
"Tuck Everlasting" ch. 6 and 7
1. Where do the Tuck's take Winnie after they find her in
the Wood?
2. What does Mae Tuck pull out that calms Winnie down
from her crying at being abducted by the Tuck's?
3. Winnie recognizes the item that Mae pulls out. What
does Winnie recognize it as?
4. What two magical properties does the spring in the Wood
have?
5. How did the tuck's figure out the magical properties of the
spring? Our story gives two clues. Describe one of them.
6. At this point in our story, has Winnie drink from the stream
"Tuck" Chapters 8 and 9
due Monday, Sept. 28th
1. Why does Mae want to take Winnie to the Tuck residence
for the overnight? (remember to finger five all questions)
2. Does Winnie's initial fear of the Tuck's stay with her during
her entire time with them or does it gradually fade away to
the point where she is beginning to enjoy her new adventure?
3. Who overhears the story that Mae Tuck tells Winnie?
4. What is the name of Mae's husband? Is he a nice man or an
angry man?
*5. After reading what Angus has to say to Winnie, he gives
a clue as to how long ago the Tuck family drank from the
stream. How long ago was that?
Chapter 10,11, and 12
1. Why does the Tuck household seem like a foreign country to Winnie?
2. Why do the Tucks move every 20 years or so?
3. How often do the Tuck's hold a family reunion?
4. What is Mae Tuck's opinion concerning the family's special condition?
5.a) Describe the table manners of the Tuck family. b) Why does it
shock Winnie?
6. What point does Angus Tuck want to make concerning nature and time
while rowing on the pond?
7. What is your opinion on how Angus Tuck feels about the brook. Give
a reason or supporting detail that will support your answer.
Ch. 13 and ch. 14 and ch. 15 finger five all questions
1. Who shows up at Winnie's house at midnight claiming to have
important news about Winnie?
2. a) Who sneaks down from the loft at the Tuck's place to talk to Winnie?
b) What idea does this person give to Winnie to think about?
c) What does Winnie think of all this?
3. The old man blackmails Winnie's parents into doing what?
blackmail: The forcing of someone to pay money by threatening
to reveal a secret that will bring trouble and disgrace.
4. How do the Foster's react to this threat?
Chapters 16 and 17 Finger Five all questions
1. Who do the Foster's and the Old Man contact in order to retrieve Winnie
from the Tuck residence?
2. Everyone is traveling on horseback. What does this indicate about the
setting of the story?
3. Why does the Old Man ride ahead of the Constable to get to the Tuck's
residence first?
4. What astonishing story does Miles tell Winnie while out fishing on the pond?
5.Winnie wishes that no one should ever die. What is one problem that Miles
states would occur if no one ever died?
Chapters 18, 19, and 20
1. How do the Tuck's have their breakfast? With or without fish? why? (2pts.)
2. After staying with the Tuck's for a day or so how does she feel toward
the family? Of all the family members who does she have a special
affection for? (2 pts.)
3. Who comes and interrupts the breakfast? ( 1 pt.)
4. What deal/agreement does the man in the yellow suit want to make with
Angus Tuck? What is Angus' response? (2 pts.)
5. What are the old man's plans that involve Winnie? ( 1 pt.)
6. What is Mae Tuck's response to the old man as he starts to take Winnie away?
( 1pt.)
7. What does Winnie tell the constable as to her being kidnapped? ( 1 pt.)
8. What does the constable tell Angus regarding his wife and the incident with
the man in the yellow suit? ( 1 pt.) Total assignment: 11 pts.
Ch. 21, 22, and 23
1. Winnie has conflicting feelings about what could happen to the man in
the yellow suit. a) Explain what will happen if the man lives from the hit on the
head that Mae Tuck gave him. b) Explain what will happen if the man dies.
(2pts.)
2. What happens to the man in the yellow suit? Does he survive or succumb
to his injuries? (1pt.)
3. Jesse shows up at Winnie Foster's house and gives her a "gift".
What is the gift and what does Jesse tell her to do with it? (2pts.)
4. Winnie decides to play a role in the Tuck's rescue plan of their mother.
What would Winnie's part in the plan be? (1pt.)
5. Why does Winnie decide to help the Tuck's in the time of their desperation?(1pt.)
succumb - to fall victim to
desperate - to be in great need of something
ch. 24, 25, and Epilogue (finger five all questions) due Tues. Oct. 20th
1. How do the Tuck's get their mother out of jail? What time of day is the plan
set for? (2pts.)
2. What is Winnie's role in the escape? (1pt.)
3. Was the escape from jail successful? (1pt.)
4. What does Winnie do w/ her bottle of magic water? (1pt.)
5. What year is it in the epilogue? What do the Tuck's search for and find?
What does the thing they are looking for have inscribed on it? (3pts.)
6. What happened to the spring? ( 1 pt.)
7. How does the story end on a humorous note? ( 1pt.) Total pts. : 10 pts.
The End