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- 1. Multiple Choice
How long has it been since the Tucks first drank from the spring?
10 years
17 years
78 years
87 years
- 2. Match
Match the following vocabulary words with the correct terms.
One who helps commit a crime
Melancholy
Messy, out of order
Gait
The way one walks
Accomplice
Sad and depressed
Disarray
Ugly, twisted expression
Grimace
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who made the road to the village of Treegap?
Bears trod a path that people later followed.
Cattle trod the path that people later followed, and the cowpath became the road.
The Fosters built the road so it would go directly to their house.
The Tucks built the road to be sure it went around the wood and not through it.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why did Winnie want to run away?
She was tired of her family telling her what to do.
She hated the toad.
She wanted to be with the Tucks.
Her family was trying to harm her.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Choose the analogy that best matches the examples provided.
Perilous: secure
parched: dehydrated
melancholy: sad
grimace: smile
scornful: contempt
- 6. Multiple Choice
The author describes Winnie as thinking of multiple things while being tusked away on a horse and being kidnapped. Thinking of things like: the toad, the low tree branch, riding a horse, Jesse and Miles height.
Why did the author do this?
To show the reader a quick glimpse of Winnie's life because it could be ending soon.
To show the reader how afraid she was. She couldn't even think straight.
To show the reader that she is brave and can overcome anything.
To show the reader that Winnie wasn't afraid and wasn't thinking about bad things that could happen to her next.
- 7. Multiple Choice
People did not go to the wood. Which of the following are reasons why people didn't go into the wood? Choose the best answer.
The road went around the wood.
The Foster's owned the wood.
The wood was private property
All of these
- 8. Multiple Choice
The author, Natalie Babbitt, tells her readers in the beginning that only three things are important. Which of the following is NOT one of those things?
The village
The Foster house, the one with the touch-me-not appearance
The wood and the road around it
The jailhouse and the gallows
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why didn't Myles take his wife and family to drink from the spring?
He could not find them anywhere.
The farm was his home and he didn't want to leave it.
They didn't know if the spring was still around.
Too much time had passed before they knew what had made them immortal.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What made Winnie certain she needed to keep the secret about the spring?
Seeing the frogs and knowing they could get eaten by snapping turtles.
Watching the fish flail about when he was outside the water.
Knowing the mosquitos would never die, but continue to multiply.
She knew it would make the Tucks happy.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Choose the analogy that best matches the example provided.
Melancholy: happy
burly: strong
silhouette: landscape
accomplice: enemy
parched: dehydrated
- 12. Multiple Choice
What does the fact that the Tucks check in on Winnie during the night tell you about the them?
They want to make sure she sleeps.
They aren't very good sleepers themselves.
They want to leave in the morning so they're making sure she gets a good nights sleep.
They genuinely care about her and her well being. They want to make sure she is comfortable.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following did NOT drink from the spring?
Pa Tuck
Jesse Tuck
The horse
The cat
- 14. Multiple Choice
Why did Miles' wife and children leave him?
She met another man.
She thought Miles had sold his soul to the devil.
She felt old and ugly compared to him.
Miles is too attached to his family.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which is true?
The road to Treegap made by a herd of COWS goes THROUGH the forest.
The road to Treegap made by the TUCKS goes THROUGH the forest.
The road to Treegap made by the TOWNSPEOPLE goes AROUND the forest.
The road to Treegap made by a herd of COWS goes AROUND the forest.
- 16. Multiple Choice
How does the Man in the Yellow Suit villainously describe the Tuck family?
intelligent, reasonable people
illiterate, rough country people
good friends of his
dumb, wanted criminals
- 17. Multiple Choice
Choose the analogy that best matches the examples provided.
Tranquil: soothing
staunch: loyal
peculiar: normal
elation: depressed
melancholy: angry
- 18. Multiple Choice
We can infer that Mae's most valuable possession is her music box.
Which of the following supports that statement?
"It's pretty," said Winnie, taking the little box and turning it over to wind up.
She took from the washstand a square object painted with roses and lilies of the valley.
It was one of the prettiest things she owned and she never went anywhere without it.
Winnie examined the painted roses and lilies of the valley, and smiled in spite of herself.
- 19. Multiple Choice
How did Winnie help to free Mae from jail?
She asked her parents to release her.
She persuaded the constable to let her go
She climbed into the jail cell and took her place.
She just gave the man in the yellow suit the water he wanted.
- 20. Multiple Choice
All of the following happened EXCEPT....
Jesse fell out of a tree and lived.
The horse was shot and lived.
Pa got snake bite and didn't die.
Miles shot himself and it did nothing but knock him down.
- 21. Multiple Choice
Choose the analogy that best matches the examples provided.
Disarray: disorder
Marionette: strings
burly: small
silhouette: grimace
parched: dry
- 22. Multiple Choice
Winnie telling the frog she wants to run away and complaining about her life is an internal conflict. Therefore, it is part of the rising action.
True
False
- 23. Multiple Choice
What led the Tucks to conclude that the spring water was the source of their immortality?
The man in the yellow suit told them so.
The woods used to be a forest.
The cat didn't die.
The T carved in the tree hadn't changed or moved.
- 24. Multiple Choice
How does Winnie feel about the Tucks (pick 2).
She isn't sure what to think of them.
She loves them.
She doesn't trust them.
They are her friends.
- 25. Multiple Choice
Why had the townspeople started to think that the Tucks were involved in witchcraft?
Their animals weren't dying.
The put spells on people.
Jesse didn't die when he fell from the tree.
They weren't aging.
- 26. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the events and their placement on the plot diagram?
The layout of the wood was partially made by cows who created a path around the woods. This is part of the exposition of the story.
Winnie discovering the spring and getting kidnapped by the Tucks is the climax of the story.
Winnie waking up the next morning in Mae's jail cell and being discovered by the constable is part of the falling action.
Winnie deciding not to drink from the spring and dying is part of the resolution of the story.
- 27. Multiple Choice
Who is the villain in the story?
The constable
Mae Tuck
The man in the yellow suit
WInnie Foster
- 28. Multiple Choice
Choose the analogy that best matches the examples provided.
Acrid: smell
burly: weak
melancholy: feeling
gait: legs
gallows: death
- 29. Multiple Choice
What happened, the night of the escape, that probably helped the Tucks free Mae?
They drank the spring water.
Mae found the keys.
The constable was sick.
It stormed badly.
- 30. Multiple Choice
ALL of the following are true, EXCEPT....
Winnie adored the Tucks. She even loved them.
Angus Tuck was whom Winnie adored the most.
Jesse made Winnie blush and considered drinking the water to live forever with him.
Mae helped Winnie understand why she shouldn't drink from the spring.
- 31. Multiple Choice
The mood or feeling throughout most of the book....
Somber - the reader feels sad for Winnie and sad for the family because they drank from the spring.
Expectant - the reader is left with the feeling that something will happen at some point, maybe something disastrous.
Peaceful - the reader has a feeling of calm, as if nothing will happen
- 32. Multiple Choice
What can we infer about Winnie's life after the Tucks left Treegap?
Choose TWO
She married and had children, whom she loved very much.
Winnie wished she has drank from the spring and married Jesse.
Winnie went looking for the Tucks when she turned 17.
She lived a long life, but didn't drink the water and died when it was her time.
- 33. Multiple Choice
True or False. The toad lived forever.
True
False
- 34. Multiple Choice
Theme is a moral or lesson of a story.
Which is NOT a theme in the story?
Stand up for what you believe.
It's important to gain independence.
Always love and help others.
You should never grow and be better.
- 35. Multiple Choice
Winnie's experiences....
messed her up so badly that she died from a broken heart.
changed her and forced her to become a strong willed and determined person.
scared her so much that she became mild and timid.
- 36. Multiple Choice
Choose the analogy that best matches the examples provided.
Gallows: wood
Immortality: forever
indomitable: defeated
horse: ride
Marionette: strings
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhich word BEST describes the mood that the man in the yellow suit creates?creepyfriendlyoptimisticenthusiastic
- 38. Match
Match the following vocabulary words with the correct terms.
Strong, large build
Burly
Small pieces of something
Remnants
Risky or dangerous
Marionette
Puppet on strings
Silhouette
Shape or outline
Perilous
- 39. Match
Match the following.
Miles Tuck
says the secret is a big, dangerous secret
Jessie Tuck
thinks that they might as well enjoy their everlasting life as long as they can't change it
Angus Tuck
thinks immortality is serious and there is a lot more to it than just good times
Mae Tuck
makes Winnie feel special, like an unexpected present
- 40. Multiple Choice14) In Chapter 17, which THEME is illustrated when Miles takes Winnie to the boat to explain his perspective on living forever?It would be awful if mosquitos lived foreverWinnie should drink the water and live forever tooAll living things must live and die to make room for new lifeWinnie thinks the fish deserved to live a little longer
- 41. Multiple Choice2) In Chapter 2, what can we INFER when Mae says she did not need to use the mirror?Mae is actually blindshe thought she looked uglyher mirrors were brokenher appearance hasn't changed in 87 years
- 42. Multiple Choice
10) What does Tuck's simile mean when he says, "We got to get you home just as fast as we can. I got a feeling this whole thing is going to come apart like wet bread."
it lets the reader be a part of the storyit is a more interesting way to show the reader the urgency of the situationit tells the reader that the situation is made of breadit allows the reader to understand the character more - 43. Multiple Choice15) What is a FALLING ACTION from the choices below?Winnie runs away from homeWinnie discovers Jesse at the springWinnie tells the toad she is going to run awayWinnie gets in trouble by the constable because she takes Mae's place in the jail
- 44. Multiple Choice
Why did Tuck say, "Good girl!" while he was at the gravestone?
He was glad she chose to live a natural life and remain part of the "wheel".She chose the perfect spot to be buried.She found and married the best man.She had 4 wonderful children. - 45. Drop Down
In the story, the toad played a significant role because eventually Winnie (a)
poured the spring water on it.saw him lying dead in the road
told it all her problems.
blamed all her problems on it.
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