Tuck Everlasting Test Flashcards
How does Mae calm Winnie down after she was kidnapped?
Played her music box
3 reasons why Winnie doesn’t call for help when she is kidnapped
- She doesn’t trust the man in the yellow suit
- She isn’t afraid of the Tucks.
- She wanted to have an adventure.
Who is Mae Tuck
Mother of Tuck Family, killed man in yellow Suit
Who is the constable
law officer who arrested Mae Tuck
Miles Tuck
Oldest son of Mae and Angus
Why is Winnie discontent at the beginning of the story
her mother and grandmother suffocate her. She has very little freedom.
Who is Jesse Tuck
youngest son of the Tucks
Man in the yellow suit
on a mission to find the family that does not age
Winnie Foster
Protagonist of the story, 10 year old girl kidnapped by the Tucks
Setting of the Story
Treegap, 1880
Who owns the “Touch me Not Cottage”
the Foster family
In what month does our story begin and end?
August
Why does Winnie go into the wood instead of running away?
Although she wants to have an adventure, she doesn’t think she can make it on her own
Who does Winnie encounter when she enters the wood?
Jesse Tuck, he is drinking from spring at the base of an Ash Tree
3 Seemingly unrelated events in the prologue
- Mae Tuck goes to visit her boys
- Winnie thinks about running away
- A stranger shows up the Foster’s home looking for someone
Why doesn’t Jesse let drink from the spring?
He doesn’t want her to be stuck at 10 years old forever.
Why do the Tucks Kidnap Winnie?
They need to explain that the water makes people immortal and stress the importance of keeping the spring a secret.
Who overhears the Tucks tell Winnie about the Spring?
the man in the yellow suit
How event makes the Tucks realize they are immortal?
Jesse falls out of a tree onto his head. The fall should have killed him, but he wasn’t hurt at all.
Angus Tuck
father of Tuck family, described life as a wheel
Why do Miles’ wife and kids leave him?
His wife and kids age, but he never does. His wife believes he sold his soul to the devil.
Facts about Tucks
had a homely little house
family members include mom, dad, miles, and Jesse, had towering piles of dishes and clutter
Facts about Fosters
“touch me not cottage”, family members include father, mother, grandmother, and Winnie,
home was squeaking clean
How do the Tucks show kindness to Winnie?
They check on her during the night to make sure she is ok
Why does Winnie suddenly want to go home while eating with the Tucks?
She’s never been away from home before
What 2 things does Tuck compare life to?
a wheel and rocks on the side of the road
How does the man in the yellow suit get the Fosters to sign over the wood to him?
He blackmails them, promising to reveal where Winnie is after they sign it over
What opportunity does the man in the yellow suit offer to the Tucks?
Perform demonstrations to prove the water makes people immortal.
What is the man in the yellow suit’s connection to the Tucks?
His grandmother told him stories about the family that did not age
What does Winnie think about Jesse’s offer to drink the water from the spring when she is 17?
She doesn’t know what to think, she isn’t sure if she believes the spring water really makes you immortal
What does the man in the yellow suit do that makes Mae so angry she ends up killing him?
Takes Winnie and says he going to have her drink the spring water
Mae is arrested and is supposed to go to the gallows. Why is it so important that she doesn’t go?
Mae cannot die, if she goes to the gallows everyone will know the Tucks’ secret.
How do the Tucks and Winnie get Mae out of Jail?
During the thunderstorm, Miles removes the bars from the window and Mae and Winnie swap places. Winnie places a blanket over herself so the constable won’t know Mae is gone.
What does Winnie do with the vial of spring water that Jesse gave her?
she pours it over the toad
Why does Winnie feel guilty before she sneaks out to help Mae escape jail?
she feels bad that her family trusts her and she is breaking their trust again
When the Tucks visit Treegap 70 years later, what has happened to the wood and the spring?
The Ash Tree was struck by lightning and caught fire. The surrounding wood also caught fire as well. The entire area was bulldozed.
