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- 1. Multiple ChoiceHow was the Tuck family eating etiquette?They were neat eaters, using proper manners.There seemed to be no eating rules and no one spoke until the food was gone.They spoke and ate like normal people.They hoarded food, as the family was poor and sustenance was limited.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceAs time moved on in Ch. 11, Winnie began to listen toher heart.the dark part of her mind.Jesse's stories about the man in the yellow suit.her mother's and grandmother's admonitions regarding uneducated hillbillies.
- 3. Multiple Choice"I think we better hurry up and say it. I got a feeling there ain't a whole lot of time" is an example ofimagerysimileonomatopoeiaforeshadowing
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the motif that the is expressing when Pa Tuck states that "the pond's got answers...Let's go out on the water"?
That water is life.
That water bring death.
That all answers are available through Pa.
That rowboats bring peace.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat metaphor does Pa Tuck use in comparison to the lake?He compares enemies with flesh-eating piranha.Water, like life, looks the same. But it's really always in motion.Water is cold and dark, just like life.The surface reveals the soul, like a mirror.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat theme does Pa stress in his conversation with Winnie?Beauty is only skin deep.The circle of life (life begins, changes, and moves on).Love your neighbor as yourself.Evil is punished and good is rewarded.
- 7. Multiple Choice"...this rowboat now, it's stuck. That's what us Tucks are, Willie. Stuck so's we can't move on." What literary device was used?SimileAlliterationHyperboleMetaphor/Figurative Language
- 8. Multiple ChoicePa compares his family, as well as those who'd drink the water, torocks on the side of the road.sand in a timer.water running through hands.victims of their own success.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceAt the close of Ch. 12 what disappears?the springthe horseWinnie's grandmotherthe music box
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat natural symbol brought relief to Winnie and the Tucks?a downhill traila tiny lakea rising suna flowing stream
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho is the patriarch of the family?Mae TuckJesse TuckAngus TuckMiles Tuck
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the legacy of Foster women?complete carelessnessorder and predictabilityhumorous joypainful suffering
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat line best summarizes the Tuck household?There were only three rooms.There was an enormous black stove.Every surface...was piled and strewn and hung with everything imaginable.Miles can do the carpentering, and he's a pretty fair blacksmith, too.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceIn light of the Tuck's situation, which quote is ironic?"Life's got to be lived, no matter how long or short.""Tuck and me, we got each other.""There! The boys are in the pond.""The boys don't be home very much."
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe Tuck home isa painted barn-red and has a tiny lake near it.deeper in the wood, past the spring.a yellow clapboard house in the clearing.none of these answers
- 16. Multiple ChoiceAngus Tuck's reaction upon his family bringing Winnie home with them is one offear.elation.confusion.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe main difference between the Foster house and the Tuck's isthe style in which they eat their meals.the way they greet each other.the lack of overall organization and order.the openness with which they share their feelings.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceAngus and Mae are able to make a living bydepending on Miles' income from his jobs.selling water from the spring.selling the fish they catch in the pond.making wooden toys and utensils and selling them.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhen the boys are away from home theyget odd jobs and try to save some of their pay.return to the same job and send home their checks.travel around to see the country and come back and report to their parents.none of these
- 20. Multiple ChoiceMiles and Jesse return homeevery ten years during the first week in August.whenever they get a chance.both of these answersnone of these
- 21. Multiple ChoiceDuring dinner at the Tuck's Winniegets a tummy ache and has to lie down.becomes homesick as her spirits drop.is amused at the Tuck's lack of manners.has a fit of hysterics and can't be settled.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceAngus takes Winnie out in the rowboat after dinner toexplain the danger of the spring water.use the water as an example of the cycle of life.expresses his frustration at being stuck in the life process.all of these
- 23. Multiple ChoiceAt the end of the chapter Miles reveals thatWinnie's parents have sent the constable to find her.the stranger has overheard their story and wants to negotiate.someone has stolen the family horse.he must go away to learn a new trade.
- 24. Multiple ChoiceIn Chapter 9, how does Tuck react when he is introduced to Winnie?He is angry.He is sad.He is happy.He runs away.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWho has the Tuck's horse in Chapter 13?The man in the yellow suit.Winnie's uncleThe sheriffA homeless child
- 26. Multiple ChoiceHow would you compare the homes of the Tuck family and the Foster family?The Tuck home was not very organized or strict. The Foster family is very organized with rules.The Tuck family are very organized. The Foster family;s home is very messy and unclean.Both homes are the sameNONE of the above
- 27. Multiple Choice
How long has it been since the Tuck's have had a visitor.
10 Years
1,000 Years
80 Years
- 28. Multiple Choice
How does Tuck feel when he meets Winnie?
Depressed
Angry
Glad
Indifferent
- 29. Multiple Choice
How is Winnie's house different from the Tuck's house?
Winnie's is neat and the Tuck's is messy.
Winnie's is messy and the Tuck's is neat
They are exactly the same house
Winnie's house is huge and the Tuck's is a one room house.
- 30. Multiple Choice
What is Miles' job?
He makes blankets
Carpenter and blacksmith
Whatever he wants to do at that moment
He carves dolls.
- 31. Multiple Choice
What is weird about the way the Tuck's eat?
No one talks
They don't eat around a table
There are no napkins
All of these
- 32. Multiple Choice
"The Pond's got answers" is an example of...
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
- 33. Multiple Choice
How does Tuck describe life to Winnie?
A pond going to the ocean and back
A wheel
The atmosphere
All of these
- 34. Multiple Choice
Why does Tuck say his family is like rocks beside a road?
They are lumpy
They look like rocks
They are stuck in place
He is confused
- 35. Multiple Choice
What happens to the horse?
It finally dies
It busts through the house
It is stolen
It jumps into the pond
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