6th grade Tuck Everlasting questions, Chapters 1-12

Tuck Everlasting

Answer all questions in sentence form.

Prologue

1. Who sets out at dawn?
2. Who was Winnie Foster?
3. Who appeared at Foster's gate at sunset?
4. Explain in your own words what the author meant when she described the woods as the centre of the wheel--the hub?
5. List some synonyms and antonyms for the word everlasting.

Chapter One

1. What does the iron fence "say"?
2. Who owned the touch-me-not cottage?
3. According to the author, why had Winnie never been curious about exploring the woods?
4. What is located near the giant ash tree?
5. Although we are not told, suggest reasons why it may have been a disaster if the spring had been discovered by people.

Chapter Two

1. Why did Mae's husband resent being awakened by his wife?
2. Why did Mae want to go to the woods?
3. What did Mae place into her pocket?
4. What strange thing is revealed at the end of this chapter?

Chapter Three

1. Why would Winnie like to have a sibling?
2. What promise does Winnie make to the toad?

Chapter Four

1. What is Winnie doing as the stranger approaches the Foster gate?
2. Why does Winnie's grandmother come down the path to the gate?
3. What suddenly distracts the older woman's attention as she talks to the stranger?
4. Winnie and her grandmother have different views about what is making the music. Explain.
5. Why does the stranger wear an expression of satisfaction at the end of the chapter?

Chapter Five

1. How was the real world different from stories according to Winnie?
2. What does Winnie hope to find in the woods?
3. Why is Winnie surprised when she finally enters the woods?
4. Describe the boy that Winnie sees sitting up against the back of the tree in the woods.
5. How old are Winnie and the young man?
6. What does the young boy tell Winnie when she asks if she can drink from the spring?

Chapter Six

1. Describe what is happening as the chapter begins.
2. Who did the group encounter during their flight into the woods?
3. What does Winnie plan to tell her grandmother when she returns home to her cottage?
4. What effect does the music box have on everyone?

Chapter Seven

1. What convinces Winnie that she is probably the first person to hear the Tuck's story?
2. When did the Tuck family first suspect that something was terribly wrong?
3. Why did Miles' wife decide to leave him?
4. Why had their cat died?
5. How did Angus Tuck test his theory about the spring?

Chapter Eight

1. Why is Winnie reluctant initially to believe their story?
2. Why does the author have the Tuck family speaking with such a peculiar dialect?
3. Why is Winnie feeling so good about her decision to strike out on her own?
4. Who has overheard the entire story of the spring yet goes unnoticed in the forest?

Chapter Nine

1. What was the oft-repeated question?
2. What did the two boys do as soon as they arrived home?
3. What did Angus Tuck mean when he asked his wife, "Does she know?"

Chapter Ten

1. What was the obvious difference that Winnie first noticed between her house and that of the Tuck's?
2. How does the author make the inanimate chairs appear almost human to us?
3. Why according to Mae, is it difficult for her and her sons to stay in one place too long?
4. Mae isn't certain whether or not the effects of the spring water on her family are a blessing or a curse. What do you think? Explain.

Chapter Eleven

1. What did Winnie find strange about the Tuck family's dining habits?
2. What did Mae want Winnie to promise before she took her home?
3. Why had Winnie begun to think of the man in the yellow suit as a savior?

Chapter Twelve

1. The author paints vivid descriptions of the sunset by comparing it to other things or objects. Give a couple of examples.
2. Why is this a good time for fishing?
3. Explain how Tuck uses the stuck rowboat to explain his family's situation.
4. What does Angus Tuck claim he would do if he had the opportunity?
5. What concerns does Tuck express to Winnie at the end of his talk?
6. Why did Miles call for his father to come back?