TEST NAME: Tuck Everlasting
TEST ID: 142976
GRADE: 05
SUBJECT: English Language and Literature
TEST CATEGORY: My Classroom
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1.
Read the following sentence from Tuck Everlasting.
The parlor came next, where the furniture, loose and sloping with age, was set about helter‐skelter.
Which of the following best describes how helter‐skelter is used in the above sentence?
A.
to talk wildly
B.
sweet‐smelling
C.
without order; messy
D.
comforting
2.
Which of the following best describes Tuck Everlasting?
A.
realistic fiction
B.
historical fiction
C.
nonfiction
D.
fantasy
3.
Which of the following is NOT a main character from Tuck Everlasting?
A.
Winnie Foster
B.
Angus Tuck
C.
The constable
D.
Mae Tuck
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4.
Read the following sentence from Tuck Everlasting.
Tuck began to rave now, his face stretched with horror.
Which of the following best describes how rave is used in the above sentence?
A.
bold or risky act
B.
very large
C.
to talk wildly
D.
difficult situation
5.
Which of the following best describes the setting of the prologue through chapter twenty‐four of
Tuck
Everlasting?
A.
the first week of August, 1881
B.
the first week of August, 1950
C.
the last week of August, 1881
D.
the last week of August, 1950
6.
Which of the following is Winnie’s age in the prologue through chapter twenty‐four of Tuck
Everlasting?
A.
ten, almost eleven
B.
seventeen
C.
eleven, almost twelve
D.
twenty‐two
7.
Which of the following is NOT a conflict that Winnie experiences?
A.
Winnie struggles within herself as to whether or not she believes the Tucks’ story about living
forever.
B.
Winnie Foster struggles with wanting to be independent, yet realizing that she still needs and
misses her family.
C.
Winnie struggles within herself as to whether or not she wants to live forever.
D.
Winnie struggles with the Mae Tuck during their argument.
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8.
Which of the following describes the point of view of Tuck Everlasting?
A.
first person—Winnie is the narrator
B.
third person—the narrator is NOT a character in the story
C.
first person—Mae is the narrator
D.
first person—Jesse is the narrator
9.
Which of the following quotes best describes Mae Tuck’s perspective concerning the Tucks’
situation?
A.
“Still there’s no use trying to figure why things fall the way they do. Things just are, and fussing don’t
bring changes.”
B.
“There’s a whole lot more to it than Jesse Tuck’s good times, you know.”
C.
“We might as well enjoy it, long as we can’t change it. You don’t have to be such a parson all
the time.”
D.
“Living’s heavy work, but off to one side, the way we are, it’s useless, too.”
10.
Which of the following quotes best describes Angus Tuck’s perspective concerning the Tucks’
situation?
A.
“Winnie—isn’t it peculiar? And kind of wonderful? Just think of all the things we’ve seen in
the world! All the things we’re going to see!”
B.
“I’m not being a parson. I just think you ought to take it more serious.”
C.
“You got to take what comes. We just go along, like everybody else, one day at a time.”
D.
“If I knowed how to climb back on the wheel, I’d do it in a minute. You can’t have living
without dying, So you can’t call it living, what we got. We just are, we just be, like rocks
beside the road.”
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11.
Which of the following quotes best describes Jesse Tuck’s perspective concerning the Tucks’
situation?
A.
“The way I see it, it’s no good hiding yourself away, like Pa and lots of other people. And it’s
no good thinking of your own pleasure, either. People got to do something useful if they’re
going to take up space in the world.”
B.
“Why’d you have to wake me up? I was having that dream again, the good one where we’re all in
heaven and have never heard of Treegap.”
C.
“Listen, Ma and Pa and Miles, they don’t know how to enjoy it, what we got. Why, Winnie,
life’s to enjoy yourself, isn’t it? What else is it good for? That’s what I say. And you and me,
we could have a good time that never, never stopped.”
D.
“It’s no use having that dream. Nothing’s going to change.”
12.
Which of the following quotes best describes Miles Tuck’s perspective concerning the Tucks’
situation?
A.
“There’s a whole lot more to it than Jesse Tuck’s good times, you know.”
B.
“Living’s heavy work, but off to one side, the way we are, it’s useless, too.”
C.
“Life’s got to be lived, no matter how long or short.”
D.
“We might as well enjoy it, long as we can’t change it. You don’t have to be such a parson all the
time.”
13.
What secret did the Tucks share with Winnie Foster?
A.
They had drunk from the spring. As a result, they are immortal and no longer change.
B.
They had drunk from the spring. As a result, they are running from the law.
C.
They had drunk from the spring. As a result, they are forever changing.
D.
They had drunk from the spring. As a result, they are not allowed to have any friends.
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14.
Read the following quote from Winnie Foster in Tuck Everlasting.
“I’m not exactly sure what I’d do, you know, but something interesting—something that’s all mine.
Something that would make some kind of difference in the world.”
This quote foreshadows (hints about) what action of Winnie?
A.
Winnie eats flapjacks without silverware.
B.
Winnie decides to think about running away.
C.
Winnie goes fishing with Miles on the pond.
D.
Winnie helps keep the Tucks’ secret by helping Mae escape from jail.
15.
Read the following quote from Angus Tuck in Tuck Everlasting.
“Hush,” Tuck interrupted. “Everyone hush. I’ll take Winnie rowing on the pond. There’s a good deal
to be said and I think we better hurry up and say it. I got a feeling there ain’t a whole lot of time.”
This quote foreshadows (hints about) what event?
A.
The Fosters find Winnie.
B.
The Man in the Yellow Suit steals the Tucks’ horse and returns, sharing the fact that he knows
their secret.
C.
Winnie drinks from the spring.
D.
The Man in the Yellow Suit kidnaps Jesse to use him in a show.
16.
In the prologue through chapter twenty‐four of Tuck Everlasting, what is Jesse Tuck’s true age?
A.
22
B.
16
C.
104
D.
109
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17.
In the prologue through chapter twenty‐five of Tuck Everlasting, what is Miles Tuck’s true age?
A.
23
B.
17
C.
104
D.
109
18.
Read the following quote from Tuck Everlasting.
The sun was dropping fast now, a soft red sliding egg yolk.
In the above metaphor, to what is the sun compared?
A.
an egg
B.
a ball
C.
an egg yolk
D.
a slide
19.
Read the following quote from Tuck Everlasting.
Across the pond a bullfrog spoke a deep note of warning.
In the above sentence, the bullfrog is personified. What human quality is it given?
A.
the ability to speak
B.
the ability to cry
C.
the ability to walk
D.
the ability to read
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20.
Read the following quote from Tuck Everlasting.
Yes, it was the same music she had heard the night before. Somehow it calmed her. It was like a
ribbon tying her to familiar things.
In the above simile, to what is the music compared?
A.
a string
B.
a bow
C.
a ribbon
D.
memories
21.
Read the following quote from Tuck Everlasting.
She clung to the saddle and gave herself up to the astonishing fact that, though her heart was
pounding and her backbone felt like a pipe full of cold running water, her head was fiercely calm.
In the above simile, to what is her backbone compared?
A.
a heart
B.
a pipe full of hot water
C.
a calm head
D.
a pipe full of cold running water
22.
With what animal does Winnie become “friends”?
A.
a toad
B.
a frog
C.
a brown dog
D.
the Tucks’ horse
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23.
Which of the following quotes best describes Winnie’s house?
A.
It was green and amber and alive, quivering in splotches on the padded ground, fanning into sturdy
stripes between the tree trunks.
B.
On the left stood the first house, a square and solid cottage with a touch‐me‐not appearance,
surrounded by grass cut painfully to the quick and enclosed by a capable iron fence some four
feet high which clearly said, “Move on—we don’t want you here.”
C.
There was an enormous black stove, and a metal sink, and every surface, every wall, was piled
and strewn and hung with everything imaginable, from onions to lanterns to wooden spoons
to washtubs.
D.
Inside, the diner gleamed with chrome and smelled like linoleum and ketchup.
24.
Which of the following is NOT a difference between Treegap as described in chapter 1 and Treegap
as described in the epilogue?
A.
The road in the epilogue was blacktopped with a white line down the center.
B.
The wood was even larger in the epilogue.
C.
There was a gas station in Treegap during the epilogue.
D.
The Treegap jailhouse was larger during the epilogue.
25.
Which of the following is NOT true concerning Miles and Jesse?
A.
Miles had two children; Jesse had no children.
B.
Jesse works in the fields; Miles is a carpenter and blacksmith.
C.
Jesse is “frozen” at age 17; Miles is “frozen” at age 22.
D.
Miles is fun loving and enjoys their situation; Jesse is very serious about their situation.
26.
Which of the following clues best demonstrates that Winnie chose not to drink the water?
A.
In the epilogue, Tuck meets with an older Winnie Foster.
B.
In the epilogue, Tuck speaks to one of Winnie’s children.
C.
In the epilogue, Tuck finds Winnie’s gravestone.
D.
In the epilogue, Mae finds Winnie’s gravestone.
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27.
Which of the following best describes what happened to the wood, as described in the epilogue.
A.
In 1947, there was a big electrical storm that caused the wood to catch fire. They had to bulldoze it
all out.
B.
In 1947, the Fosters sold the wood to the ancestors of The Man in the Yellow Suit.
C.
In 1881, the Tucks bought the wood from the Fosters.
D.
In 1947, Winnie Foster set fire to the wood so no one would find the spring.
28.
Which of the following best describes the climax of Tuck Everlasting?
A.
Winnie Foster meets Jesse Tuck in the wood.
B.
Winnie Foster talks to The Man in the Yellow Suit outside her gate.
C.
The Tucks drink from the spring.
D.
Winnie Foster trades places with Mae in the jailhouse to keep her from being hanged.
29.
Considering the fact that Winnie did not drink from the spring, with which of the Tucks did she
seem to
sympathize?
A.
Angus Tuck—He convinced her that she needed to stay on the “wheel of life.”
B.
Mae Tuck—She convinced her that she would be fine, no matter what.
C.
Jesse Tuck—He convinced her that living forever would be extremely fun and interesting.
D.
Miles Tuck—He convinced her that she should drink from the spring.
30.
What did The Man in the Yellow Suit plan on doing with the spring water?
A.
He planned on encouraging all Treegap residents to drink from the spring.
B.
He planned on donating the water to those in need.
C.
He planned on drinking from the spring and bottling and selling the water to a select group of
people who could afford it.
D.
He planned on helping the sick.
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