Tuck Everlasting Chapters 1–11 Worksheet

What is the setting of the novel’s opening chapter?

• Treegap in winter

• The Foster’s backyard

• The woods near Treegap

• The Tuck family’s cottage

What does the author compare the month of August to in the prologue?

• A. A thunderstorm

• B. A Ferris wheel

• C. A clock striking midnight

• D. A fading photograph

Why does Mae Tuck carry a music box?

• It reminds her of her childhood

• It calms her nerves

• It’s a family heirloom

• It soothes Winnie later in the story

What is unusual about the Tuck family?

• They live in a treehouse

• They never age

• They are invisible

• They can talk to animals

What does Winnie say she wants to do at the beginning of the novel?

• Run away

• Drink from the spring

• Visit the Tucks

• Find her father

What does the man in the yellow suit want?

• To buy the Foster’s land

• To find the Tuck family

• To marry Winnie

• To destroy the spring

What does the toad symbolize in the story?

• Danger

• Freedom

• Immortality

• Friendship

What is the first clue that the Tucks are different?

• They live in the woods

• They don’t eat food

• They don’t age

• They can fly

Why do the Tucks take Winnie with them?

• To protect her from the man in the yellow suit

• To keep their secret safe

• To convince her not to drink the water

• All of the above

What is Jesse’s attitude toward immortality?

• He regrets it

• He wants Winnie to join him

• He wants to end it

• He hides it from everyone